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Trending Stories Saudi Arabia recognises Covishield, exempts quarantine for those vaccinated with it Earth's last unspoiled places that you might never see! From around the web. Goa flooded due to excessive rain; restaurants and educational institutions shut down. Travel advisory: Not the right time to visit Pune, Kolhapur, Mahabaleshwar. Al Wahbah Crater, a well-hidden natural wonder in Saudi Arabia. No one is exactly sure how Okunoshima became such a capital of cuteness.
The island was abandoned after World War 2, with no people or animals on it, and was turned into a national park.
Some people think the original island rabbits were pets that were set free by school kids. Rabbits have litters of up to 12 babies, called kits , and can sometimes have a litter as often as every month. Without any predators, the numbers of bunnies just kept increasing, so Okunoshima soon became Rabbit Island! Fortunately, the rabbits are happy about being a tourist attraction, hopping up to greet people as soon as they get off the island ferry. This gave rise to the belief that workers may have released the captive animals onto the island following the war.
Most experts disagree with this version of events, though. About eight rabbits may have been released by a group of school kids back in With no predators to worry about—cats and dogs are banned, as is hunting—these fast-breeding mammals may have multiplied as they are famous for doing to their present population of around 1, animals.
There may be an unfortunate side effect of the newfound popularity of Rabbit Island.
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