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On the island of St. Kitts there are said to be 80,000 wild monkeys. Far more than the human population of the island. They are a major inhibitor of farming in that they eat the crops before they can be harvested. They were originally introduced to the island by French settlers who brought them from Africa as pets and released them when they abandoned the island to the British. The monkeys move in troops of sometimes more than fifty monkeys. It is unusual if you are out for a drive that you do not encounter them. They have got tamer and tamer. At one time they used to be eaten, then they were more cautious about human contact. The government is not sure what to do with them. The tourists like them and the farmers hate them. So far, it seems tourism is winning out.
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