A mountain gorilla who once went viral for a selfie has died at 14. Ndakasi died on Sept. 26 after battling a prolonged illness and in the arms of her caretaker, according to a statement from the ...

There's a photo that went viral in 2019, of two mountain gorillas behind a park ranger as he snaps a selfie in Congo's Virunga National Park. One gorilla seems to glance over at the human with all ...

Orphaned mountain gorilla Ndakasi was pictured taking her last breath while being held by her 'lifelong friend' Andre Bauma, 49, who rescued her as an infant, at the Virunga National Park in Congo.

The population of mountain gorillas has grown by 47 percent since 2007, from 720 to an estimated 1,063 gorillas in 2021. "I am proud to have called Ndakasi my friend.

Ndakasi, a mountain gorilla who famously posed for a selfie with a ranger at Congo’s Virunga National Park, has died at 14 after a long illness, the park said.

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Gorilla Doctors 13:17. There are only about 950 mountain gorillas left on Earth. Habitat loss, poaching and disease have made them one of the most endangered animals alive.

Originally published in the April 1981 issue of National Geographic. Dian Fossey reports from the field on the death of Digit and her gorilla research in Africa.

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