Viral video: Monkeys having fun in swimming pool, netizens react

Team Udayavani, May 9, 2021, 11:35 AM IST

A video of monkeys having fun in a swimming pool has surfaced on the internet.

In the video, a group of monkeys is seen having fun at a swimming pool, taking turns diving into the water from atop an umbrella. The video was reportedly shot in a resort in Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra. Although the video has been doing the rounds for a week, it gained more attention after former NBA star Rex Champan shared it on Twitter. It has nearly 2 million views now.

The monkeys have taken over a resort in Mahabaleshwar, India during lockdown… https://t.co/8Gd4J3mNbN

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) May 7, 2021

Below is how the internet reacted:

I like the two at the end who are like
“Go ahead it’s your turn”
“Nah…i think I’ll just..stay here”
“You want to jump together?”
“yeah thanks”
“Let’s goooo!!!”

— Diedrich Bader (@bader_diedrich) May 7, 2021

https://twitter.com/punkinpry/status/1390678910044676106

It’s ridiculous how much this made me laugh.

— Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) May 7, 2021

The Summer Olympics are a bit different than I remember them

— Lance Ulanoff (@LanceUlanoff) May 7, 2021

Monkeys jumping into a pool is THE BEST THING EVER💕🤣💕🤣💕

— Bebe Neuwirth (she/her) (@BebeNeuwirth) May 7, 2021

I will never not want to watch monkeys cannonballing https://t.co/hxsuMaFM7W

— Noah Michelson (@noahmichelson) May 7, 2021