November 29, 2015

Did you know that there is an island full of cats in Japan? Aoshima, also called Cat Island (キャット島), is an island in the Ehime prefecture where cats outnumber humans 6:1. The cats were originally raised on boats to get rid of mice. However after World War II, many of Aoshima's human residents left the island for employment in the mainland. Now these kitties make use of abandoned houses and schools...and with very little predators, these guys are multiplying. But Aoshima is not the only cat island. There are 10 others.