Islands ruled by animals
Many tourists want to experience a new place the way locals do. In some cases this means bringing treats for monkeys, rabbits, cats and dogs because they will be your hosts.
Ecosystems can be unpredictable. Sometimes – seemingly without a reasonable explanation – entire islands are inhabited or overrun by different kinds of cute and friendly, or dangerous, animals. You don’t have to visit a jungle to see a place where humans are not in control.
Tourists are welcome to visit the Cat Island in Japan, but they are banned from the Ilha de Queimada Grande in Brazilm, which is home to up to five venomous snakes per square meter.
Some of the places on the following list are also home to people who live in peace with their “rulers” and take care of them.
Pig Island, Big Major Cay, BahamasThis is an uninhabited island known for being populated by many swimming feral pigs. They participate in all kinds of aquatic activities that visitors to The Bahamas usually enjoy, from snorkeling with tropical fish and sea turtles, to shark and eel sightings, to scuba diving, according to Bahamas.com. The special beach hogs are believed to have been either left by sailors or survived a shipwreck.
Cat Island, Tashirojima, Japan
The ratio of cats to people on the Japanese island of Tashirojima is 6 to 1, according to Bored Panda. People believe that cats are a good luck charm and take care of them. Locals even launched a campaign online, encouraging people to send food. The cats were originally brought to the island to help with the mice problem as they would horde fishing boats.
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