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Wild macaques are seen in a cornfield near a village in Zhangcunping township, Yichang, Central China's Hubei Province, in footage filmed by local residents and included in a report by The Beijing News. Photo: Screenshot from video in a report by The Beijing NewsA troop of wild macaques recently came down from the wooded mountains and entered cornfields in Zhangcunping township, Yichang, Central China's Hubei Province, where they were seen moving among the crops and feeding on corn, according to a report by The Beijing News on Tuesday. Videos posted online by local residents showed the macaques roaming through the fields, darting between rows of corn and lingering among the crops. The Zhangcunping township authority said on August 18 that the animals seen in the fields were wild macaques that normally live in the nearby mountains. Local village officials are now assessing the extent of the crop damage caused by the animals. A township official said it is relatively rare for the macaques to venture so close to residential areas. No injuries have been reported in connection with the incident. According to the report, farmers whose cornfields were damaged may be eligible for compensation if their crops are covered by insurance. Local village authorities and police are also expected to work together to drive the macaques away from the area and prevent them from continuing to enter nearby farmland, the report said. Global Times 。 中新网北京8月23日电(记者 周昕 李京泽) 应中国教育国际交流协会邀请，支持中国治沙事业的美国友人“赛考斯”(本名罗纳德·萨科尔斯基)23日凌晨抵达北京。时隔20余年再度来到中国，“赛考斯”用中文说出“我回来了”。他告诉记者，“当飞机着陆时，我意识到，我回到了我的第二个家，我将看到我的‘家人’”。
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