A troop of monkeys have reportedly taken to harassing and mocking women in a village in Kenya. The vervet monkeys are destroying crops and causing a food crisis in Nachu, the BBC says. Women have borne the brunt of the problem because they are primarily responsible for the farms and also guard the crops. But the monkeys are only afraid of young men, and they throw stones at the women and chase them from the farms. Nachu's women have even tried wearing their husbands' clothes, including trousers and hats, in an attempt to trick the monkeys into thinking they are men - but without success. Lucy Njeri, a resident, said: "The monkeys can tell the difference, and they don't run away from us and [they] point at our breasts. They just ignore us and continue to steal the crops."
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