The Kansas City Zoo is mourning the loss of one of its chimpanzees. Dafina, 24, was born at the Zoo. Zoo officials said she had been living with an inoperable tumor and secondary renal failure.

In the following video, Dafina discusses how, as a teenager in Bulgaria, she created a peanut business that generated more revenue than the combined income of her physician parents. She continues her ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Zoo shared Wednesday with “great sadness” that Dafina, a 24-year-old chimpanzee, has passed away. Born at the zoo, Dafina was “beloved” by staff as well as her ...

U.S. Venture Partners, a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm, announced today the promotion of Dafina Toncheva to General Partner. Dafina joined USVP in November 2012 after several years in ...

Moroccan tradition dictates that the first daughter is named after her paternal grandmother. So when I was born in Casablanca, my name was no surprise. I was named Raquel after my father’s mother. In ...

Dafina Zeqiri has already dominated the pop and R&B charts in countries like Albania and Sweden. Now, after teaming up with gifted rap producer Rick Steel, the singer-songwriter has arrived with a new ...

In a world where leadership is too often defined by position and power, Dafina Ward stands as a shining example of grace, grit, and radical empathy. As the Executive Director of the Southern AIDS ...