Watch: Monkeys take a dip in Mumbai’s swimming pool amid soaring temperatures, the Internet reacts

The now-viral video begins with three monkeys swimming in one of the two pools available.

A group of monkeys takes a dip in swimming pool

As people grapple with the soaring temperatures across India, a video of six to seven monkeys taking a dip in a swimming pool at a residential complex in Mumbai has caught the Internet’s attention. The video shared by user @MumbaiMarch on X shows the ‘monkey gang’ invading the pool at Raheja in Mumbai’s Borivali area.

The now-viral video begins with three monkeys swimming in one of the two pools available. They smartly use the side handle to get to the pool’s edge and dry themselves. As the video progresses, one can see more monkeys surrounding the pool. Sharing the video, the X handle wrote, “#Monkeys are back #swimming at #Raheja #Borivali . Enjoying the #MumbaiHeat.”

Watch the viral video here:

#Monkeys are back #swimming at #Raheja #Borivali

Enjoying the #MumbaiHeat @baxirahul @mumbaimatterz @RoadsOfMumbai pic.twitter.com/CG7vNFaT1f

— Mumbai March (@MumbaiMarch) May 1, 2024

The video accumulated over 16,000 views on the platform and several reactions from social media users. “They can swim now! Next they will be riding the kids bikes,” a user joked. “That’s only natural. As long as they’re not defecating, which they don’t cus they’re WAY more etiquetted than humans-across all ages,” another user reacted.

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“Wow, nice fun it looks like!” a third user wrote.

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Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heatwave conditions over East India till May 5 and south Peninsular India till May 6. Southern parts of India, including isolated pockets of Telangana, interior Karnataka, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam will witness heatwave conditions during the next five days. Kerala, Konkan, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada will also witness similar conditions in the next two days, the IMD forecast said on Wednesday.

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