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Table 4.4: Animals responsible for the most damage to other cropsAnimalNo. of people citingspeciesPercentageBaboon 101 38.70Bushpig 85 32.57Vervetmonkey36 13.79Rodents 33 12.64Elephants 29 11.11Monkey 26 9.96Hippo 10 3.83Cattle 7 2.68Birds 6 2.30Buffalo 5 1.92Cane rat 5 1.92Puku 3 1.15Insects 2 0.77Zebra 2 0.77Warthog 1 0.38Bushbuck 1 0.38Porcupine 1 0.38Hare 1 0.38Question 8: At what time of year and stage in crop growth do animals do the mostdamage?A range of times were given for crop damage, from November through to June.However, March to April, through the rainy season was the time most respondentsthought the most damage occurred (11 respondents). This corresponded with the cropsjust beginning to reach maturity. Other damage occurred during seeding and when thecrops were just beginning to sprout, from November to February. Rodents werethought to cause damage throughout the year.31