“I was curious to see what kind of man you were. I thought there may be even a place for you with SPECTRE. Unfortunately I misjudged you; you are just a stupid policeman, whose luck has run out. You will now be fed to the bunnies of Disapproval Island.”
[See hover-text to learn about this real location in Japan. -Ed]
![okunoshima-1[2]](http://cuteoverload.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/okunoshima-12.jpg?w=560&h=373 "Ōkunoshima is a small island located in the Inland Sea of Japan between Hiroshima and Shikoku.")
![okunoshima-2[6]](http://cuteoverload.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/okunoshima-26.jpg?w=560&h=373 "During World War II the island used to be a top-secret military site manufacturing poison gas for chemical warfare.")
![okunoshima-3[6]](http://cuteoverload.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/okunoshima-36.jpg?w=560&h=376 "Today, it’s completely overrun with cute, fluffy bunnies who are the island’s main inhabitants.")
![okunoshima-4[2]](http://cuteoverload.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/okunoshima-42.jpg?w=560&h=419 "According to some sources, the rabbits were brought to Okunoshima to test the effects of the poison and released by workers when World War II ended. Others sources claim that a group of schoolchildren were on a field trip, when they released eight rabbits in 1971.")
![okunoshima-5[6]](http://cuteoverload.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/okunoshima-56.jpg?w=560&h=419 "Today the 700-square-meter island is home to more than 300 rabbits that roam freely, earning the nickname of Usagi Shima, or Rabbit Island.")
![okunoshima-6[10]](http://cuteoverload.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/okunoshima-610.jpg?w=560&h=419 "Though wild, the rabbits on the island are used to humans and will approach visitors in search of a snack, and hop on to laps.")
![okunoshima-12[2]](http://cuteoverload.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/okunoshima-122.jpg?w=560&h=330 "The original bunnies of Okunoshima and their successive generations of offspring thrived in their predator-free environment.")
Hover-text from Amusing Planet, where you can learn more about Okunoshima Rabbit Island. Post text and URL inspired by Dr. No. Sent in by Julia G., who added “None of them look disapproving.”
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