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Some villagers were unhappy that their herds of goats were steadily decreasing in numbers. A boy said that he had seen a tiger near their village one day. So the villagers headed out to hunt and kill as many tigers as they could find. After having killed several tigers for over a year, the villagers found that the number of goats were still decreasing. There was also a sudden increase in the number of monkeys that entered their village. The villagers had killed the wrong animal. Which of the following shows the impact of the villagers' action?

(i)  The population of the unknown predator increased.

(ii) The tiger population went down and became endangered.

(iii) The monkey population increased to unmanageable levels.

A)  (i) only                       

B)  (ii) only          

C)  (iii) only                     

D)  (i), (ii) and (iii)