It has been eight years since Harambe‘s tragic death. The western lowland male gorilla was one of Cincinnati Zoo’s most ...

Credit: Charlie Wylie / Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust The oldest western lowland gorilla at Jersey Zoo has died. Kishka, 45, was diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2020 and has been closely ...

A Chinese dragon believed to be the oldest complete parade dragon in the world and held in the Victorian town of Bendigo has been vandalised, along with other significant items. The dragon ...

A man who was the first recipient of a pig kidney transplant has died roughly two months after the transplant. Richard “Rick” Slayman, 62, received a transplant of a genetically modified pig ...

British middleweight boxer Sherif Lawal died after collapsing during his professional debut on Sunday. Fight organizers announced his death, which came after the 29-year-old was hit on the temple ...

PITTSBURGH — A world-renowned forensic pathologist who served Allegheny County for two decades has died. A spokesperson for the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts confirmed Cyril Wecht ...

The swimmer who was the first victim in the 1975 blockbuster Jaws has died. Susan Backlinie died in her home in California at the age of 77, according to her agent. Her death was first reported ...

Museum officials are calling Nyani, whose name means “gorilla” in Swahili, the “world’s largest bronze gorilla sculpture.” That appears likely, since we haven’t been able to find one ...

Actress Susan Backlinie, best known as the first shark victim in the “Jaws” franchise, has died. She was 77. USA TODAY has reached out to a representative for Backlinie for comment.

Rudy Moreno, a prominent Latino comedian, has died. He was 66. Moreno died Friday evening following a recent hospitalization, his agent Mark Scroggs and son Nathan Rueda confirmed to USA TODAY in ...

NEWSCENTER 5 TED. THANKS. THIS IS BREAKING NEWS. THE LOCAL MAN WHO RECEIVED THE WORLD’S FIRST KIDNEY TRANSPLANT FROM A PIG HAS DIED. RICK SLEIMAN RECEIVED THE GROUNDBREAKING TRANSPLANT AT MASS ...

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s an octogenarian! A 106-year-old Texas man took back his title as the world’s oldest person to tandem skydive, according to Guinness World Records.