A pair of unexpected thieves have captured the attention of social media and have gone viral for a curious incident at a luxury hotel in the Riviera Maya. Two spider monkeys, known for their agility and cunning, carried out an unusual ‘robbery’ by stealing bananas from the fruit bar at the buffet of a hotel in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo.
The video, which quickly spread across platforms like TikTok and X, shows one of the monkeys on the food counter at the Sandos Caracol Eco Resort, while his companion waits on the ground, vigilant and ready to escape. Within seconds, the intrepid primate grabs some bananas and, together with his accomplice, walks away with their loot.
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Hotel guests, hallucinating
Recording the scene. The guests, surprised and amused by the scene, were quick to take out their phones to record the robbery and share it on social media. The situation generated thousands of reactions and became a viral phenomenon. Comments such as “These monkeys really know how to enjoy an all-inclusive” or “It looks like a scene from a movie” flooded the posts, reflecting the humor with which the curious episode was taken.
Monkeys in action
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Coexistence between tourists and wildlife in the Riviera Maya. These types of encounters are not so unusual in the Riviera Maya, a region known not only for its paradisiacal beaches, but also for its rich biodiversity. It is common for tourists to have the opportunity to see the local fauna up close, which includes everything from iguanas to migratory birds, and even these friendly monkeys that live in the tropical forests of the area.
Video capture of the monkeys stealing the bananas
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Spider monkeysThey are native to the Yucatan Peninsula and find natural reserves, such as the Sian Ka’an Biosphere, an ideal environment to live in. Although they are wild animals, the expansion of tourism and the proximity of hotels to their natural habitats have sometimes led these primates to venture out beyond their usual territories.
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