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It is almost certain that during your visit on a Greek island you encountered a cat, either wandering in the whitewashed alleys or by\u00a0 fishermen’s nets at the local port. However, did you know that the Greek island cats belong to a rare indigenous breed? Well, the Aegean cat<\/strong> originates from the Cycladic islands and is a naturally occurring domesticated breed. Although the Aegean cat became an officially recognized breed in the 1990s, archeologists have discovered traces of it leading back to the antiquity. For centuries the Aegean has found shelter on the over 220 inhabited islands scattered in the sea, after which they were named. It is therefore considered as one of the oldest domesticated cat breeds in the world!<\/p>\n