| Show isle of cats one ot of the queerest and most deso desolate latil spots in the world i is frigate a low coral island miles northeast of mauritius in in the indian ocean it is inhabited solely by cats the descendants of two shipwrecked there some 80 years ago they are large and fierce and exist mainly on fish which they catch in the most ingenious manner they form a circle on a dry reef reaching to the waters edge and at low tide close in driving the fish into shallow pools and channels in fine weather there is no danger of their starving for a single drive may yield a ton of fish during violent hurricanes when fishing is impossible the cats fall upon each other |
