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🐈🗾 Fishermen introduced #cats to #Aoshima to manage #rodents on their #boats during the middle of the 20th century.

As the local sardine industry declined and residents moved away, the cat population remained and now relies on food donations and local caretakers.

👉 https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/aoshima-japans-tiny-cat-island-where-felines-hugely-outnumber-humans

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Aoshima: Japan's tiny 'Cat Island' where felines hugely outnumber humans

Once a thriving sardine fishing island, today Aoshima is home to roughly 80 cats and just a handful of people who look after the felines with the help of food donations from around Japan.

Live Science