More and more Europeans are now choosing to take their pets on holidays rather than leaving them in the care of family members or professional pet sitters. But between transportation, accommodations, and regulations, organizing a “pet-friendly” trip still requires a fair amount of preparation.

No, the birds that snatch your fries at the beach aren’t seagulls—they’re actually gulls.

An experiment with a bonobo suggests that animals, too, inhabit the world of the invisible

In Greece, monk seals are changing their behavior and taking refuge in air-filled underwater caves to escape mass tourism and increasing human disturbance, which is a source of constant stress.

Emperor penguins are officially classified as an endangered species, a fate also shared by Antarctic fur seals.

The cormorant is once again at the center of tensions in Europe. Ten countries are calling for a reduction in its protection status and an expansion of culling efforts to preserve fisheries and aquaculture, even though the species had previously come close to extinction.

A new, insidious threat is looming over the ecological balance of the Mediterranean basin. It's not a single predator, but a veritable lineage of underwater colonizers.

The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), traditionally associated with the mild climates of the Mediterranean, is experiencing an extraordinary population boom that is redefining the United Kingdom’s wildlife map.

Following the success of chimpanzees—the first to brilliantly pass the test—other mammals have demonstrated the same ability to recognize their own reflection.

Russian photographer Dmitry Kokh, who specializes in capturing Arctic wildlife and extreme landscapes, has taken a series of photographs destined to make history in nature photojournalism.