北アフリカ北西部に位置する砂漠の国、モロッコ王国。
ヨーロッパ、アフリカ、イスラムの文化が交錯する、
エキゾチックな雰囲気が魅力のモロッコは、じつは猫たちの楽園でもあるのです。
カラフルなじゅうたんや丸いカゴで、気ままに昼寝したり、
青い石畳の上を歩いたり、海辺を散歩したりしています。
モロッコの猫たち
Morocco, Essaouira, street cats(01 of45)
Morocco, Medina of Essaouira, Atlantic coast, Unesco world heritage, street cats (credit:Tuul and Bruno Morandi via Getty Images)
El gato de Chefchaouen(02 of45)
Cat in Chefchaouen (credit:Sergio Formoso via Getty Images)
Morocco, Rif region, Chefchaouen, the blue medina(03 of45)
Morocco, Rif region, Chefchaouen, the blue medina (credit:MONTICO Lionel / hemispicture.com via Getty Images)
Marrakech, Morocco(04 of45)
Marrakech, Morocco (credit:LatitudeStock - Stuart Pearce via Getty Images)
Africa. Morocco. Marrakech. Cat Stretching(05 of45)
Africa, Morocco, Marrakech, Cat Stretching (Photo by Marka/UIG via Getty Images) (credit:Marka via Getty Images)
Dog and cat taking a nap(06 of45)
Dog and cat sleeping peacefully together, best friends (credit:mgs via Getty Images)
Two Cats Sleeping in Baskets(07 of45)
Two cats sleeping in baskets. (credit:(C) Thanachai Wachiraworakam via Getty Images)
Cats from Azemmour,Morocco(08 of45)
Cats from Azemmour,Morocco (credit:Copyright by Fernando Vázquez via Getty Images)
Cats on steps.(09 of45)
Chefchaouen, Chefchaouen, Morocco, North Africa, Africa (credit:Tony Burns via Getty Images)
Morocco, Rif region, Chefchaouen, the blue medina(10 of45)
Morocco, Rif region, Chefchaouen, the blue medina (credit:MONTICO Lionel / hemispicture.com via Getty Images)
Cat sleeping on cushion at a stall in the Medina, Marrakesh(11 of45)
Cat sleeping on cushion at a stall in the Medina, Marrakesh (credit:Ushi Grant via Getty Images)
Kitten, Morocco(12 of45)
Kitten sitting outdoors, Kasbah, Rabat, Morocco (credit:Vladimir Pcholkin via Getty Images)
Cat and dog sitting together on sidewalk(13 of45)
Cat and dog sitting together on sidewalk (credit:PhotoAlto/Jerome Gorin via Getty Images)
Essaouira, the Moroccan Atlantic Gem(14 of45)
ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - 2013/01/07: Cat sleeping on carpets at a souvenirs shop in the Medina. (Photo by Raquel Maria Carbonell Pagola/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Raquel Maria Carbonell Pagola via Getty Images)
Medina;Essaouira;Morocco(15 of45)
Medina;Essaouira;Morocco (credit:Yvan Travert via Getty Images)
Adorable red tabby cat on a street(16 of45)
Adorable red tabby cat on a street in Medina of Chefchaouen, Morocco, small town in northwest Morocco known for its blue buildings (credit:encrier via Getty Images)
Marrakech, Medina, Souk Des Tapis, cat sunbathing next to pile of carpets, close-up(17 of45)
Marrakech, Medina, Souk Des Tapis, cat sunbathing next to pile of carpets, close-up (credit:Dorling Kindersley via Getty Images)
Cat on steps, Chefchaouen, Morocco(18 of45)
Cat on steps, Chefchaouen, Morocco (credit:Peter Adams via Getty Images)
Black versus black-and-white(19 of45)
Two street cats turning their back to each other and completely ignoring each other. Seen from above in a street in Fez, Morocco. (credit:Rosmarie Wirz via Getty Images)
Cat in the blue town.(20 of45)
Chefchaouen, Chefchaouen, Morocco, North Africa, Africa (credit:Ignacio Palacios via Getty Images)
Cat walking on an alleyway in the medina(21 of45)
ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - 2013/01/07: Cat walking on an alleyway in the medina. (Photo by Raquel Maria Carbonell Pagola/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Raquel Maria Carbonell Pagola via Getty Images)
Cat sleeping on carpets at a shop in the medina(22 of45)
ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - 2013/01/07: Cat sleeping on carpets at a shop in the medina. (Photo by Raquel Maria Carbonell Pagola/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Raquel Maria Carbonell Pagola via Getty Images)
Cat in souk, Marrakesh, Morocco(23 of45)
Cat in souk, Marrakesh, Morocco (credit:dzika_mrowka via Getty Images)
Cat sleeping in front of a cannon(24 of45)
ESSAOUIRA, MOROCCO - 2013/01/06: Cat sleeping in front of a cannon. (Photo by Raquel Maria Carbonell Pagola/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Raquel Maria Carbonell Pagola via Getty Images)
Man sweeping street, rear view, Morocco(25 of45)
16 April, 2006, Morocco, Essaouira, Avenue de Istiqlal (credit:Martin Child via Getty Images)
Cats Waiting for Feed, Marrakesh, Morocco(26 of45)
Cats Waiting for Feed, Marrakesh, Morocco (credit:ByeByeTokyo via Getty Images)
Portrait of Cat Sleeping in Fishing Net, Essaouira, Morocco(27 of45)
Portrait of Cat Sleeping in Fishing Net, Essaouira, Morocco (credit:F. Lukasseck via Getty Images)
Street scene, Morocco.(28 of45)
Street scene from the Chefchaouen, Chaouen, Medina, Morocco. (credit:MyLoupe/UIG via Getty Images)
View of a stray tabby cat sleeping in an alleyway, Meknes, Morocco, North Africa(29 of45)
View of a stray tabby cat sleeping in an alleyway, Meknes, Morocco, North Africa (credit:Perry Mastrovito via Getty Images)
Two cats lying down on street(30 of45)
Two cats lying down on street (credit:WIN-Initiative via Getty Images)
Morocco, Essaouira, Architechture, Blue Door And Window, Cat(31 of45)
MOROCCO - 2001/01/01: Morocco, Essaouira, Architechture, Blue Door And Window, Cat. (Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Wolfgang Kaehler via Getty Images)
Small colorful streets in Medina of Chefchaouen(32 of45)
Chefchaouen the blue city. Chefchaouen is a city in northwest Morocco. (credit:Izzet Keribar via Getty Images)
Portrait of Cat, Essaouira, Morocco(33 of45)
Portrait of Cat, Essaouira, Morocco (credit:F. Lukasseck via Getty Images)
Cat vs dog(34 of45)
Cat vs dog (credit:mgs via Getty Images)
Cat in an alley of Marrakech(35 of45)
A white and black cat walking towards the camera on a narrow alley of Marrakech. (credit:Christine Wehrmeier via Getty Images)
Many cats on the streets of Marrakech, Morocco(36 of45)
Many cats on the streets of Marrakech, Morocco (credit:anderm via Getty Images)
Elderly woman caress cats in Fes medina, Morocco(37 of45)
Elderly woman caress cats in Fes medina, Morocco (credit:Dimitar Katerinski (c) via Getty Images)
Cat jumping down from boat(38 of45)
Black and white stray cat in the act of jumping from a wooden fishing boat pulled on land to be repaired in the harbor of Essaouira, Morocco. (credit:Rosmarie Wirz via Getty Images)
Cute Moroccan cat(39 of45)
Cute Moroccan cat (credit:Philip Lange via Getty Images)
Adorable red tabby cat on a street(40 of45)
Adorable red tabby cat on a street in Medina of Chefchaouen, Morocco, small town in northwest Morocco known for its blue buildings (credit:encrier via Getty Images)
Cute black and white cat,Essaouira,Morocco(41 of45)
Cute black and white cat,Essaouira,Morocco,Africa (credit:pulpitis via Getty Images)
Cat in Morocco(42 of45)
A cute cat in the hostel in Marrakesh. (credit:MORITO via Getty Images)
Morocco - Cat(43 of45)
Ginger Moroccan cat (credit:L-Hamilton via Getty Images)
A cat in Marrakech(44 of45)
A cat in Marrakech (credit:Barbara Piancastelli via Getty Images)
Morocco, Essaouira, Architechture, Blue Door And Window,(45 of45)
MOROCCO - 2001/01/01: Morocco, Essaouira, Architechture, Blue Door And Window, Cats. (Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Wolfgang Kaehler via Getty Images)
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