As the Iskar river winds its way north through the Balkan Mountains, it is forced eastward at Lakatnik. Before reaching the flatlands, it yields to the sheer lime- stone cliffs of the Vrachanski Balkan. Nearby, the Leva river spills northward, carving a path between two stone cliffs and forming the legendary limestone gate known as Vrattsata, which gives its name to this entire area. Shaped by these rivers, the landscapes of the Vrachans- ki Balkan Nature Park capture the wil

Interest into the inner workings of animal minds has accelerated over the last 15 years. Using smartly crafted experiments, academics from around the world work to tease apart complex mechanisms at the heart of these neural black boxes. Year-after-year, their findings force us to confront our age-old assumption of cognitive superiority, as the vast gulf thought to lie between humans and other animals slowly shrinks. Combining my unique background in animal cognition research

This ongoing project aims to bring those that are hidden in the darkest corners of our world to the very front and centre. Abused and...