How a penguin in a cardboard box caused a helicopter crash in South Africa

A penguin inside a cardboard box caused a helicopter crash in South Africa earlier this year, according to authorities. 

On Jan. 19, a pilot and three passengers transported a penguin back from Bird Island in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province while conducting an aerial survey of the area, the South African Civil Aviation Authority said in an investigation report this week. 

A specialist on board "requested that they transport one of the penguins back," the report said, adding, "The...