“It is not worth the while to go round the world to count the cats in Zanzibar.”

– Henry David Thoreau, Walden

I was amazed by the feral cats in Zanzibar. Many of them were very friendly and vocal, coming up to you if you showed interest and quickly rubbing your leg and enjoying any attention you gave them. Loud purrs also. All of them are thin and small, a huge departure from the big beast of mine back home.

And I did not take the time count all the cats in Zanzibar…