Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs A video of a woman being met by an unexpected guest during a tour of a home has gone viral on TikTok.The clip was shared by @mariaperlopz and has amassed more than 33.7 million views since it was posted on August 2.A note in Spanish overlaid on the video reads: “POV [point of view]: Estas hacienda un house tour y de repente entra un mono [which translates to ‘you’re doing a house tour and suddenly a monkey enters’].”The footage, shot in Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania, according to a hashtag in the caption, begins with the camera panning across a room with a bed and couch. Suddenly, a scream is heard as the clip shows what appears to be a monkey standing in the opening of a doorway before the video ends.
The poster does not indicate which type of monkey was spotted. However, one of Zanzibar’s most famed animal residents is the endangered red colobus monkey (Piliocolobus kirkii) species. Also known as Kirk’s red colobus monkey, these are endemic to Unguja, which is the main island of the Zanzibar archipelago. Threatened by hunting and habitat loss, there are fewer than 6,000 individual red colobus monkeys remaining, according to the New England Primate Conservancy.A January 2019 study published in Oryx noted that the red colobus is “considered to be one of the rarest primates in Africa.”The study’s results indicated that the species is “resilient and thriving far better than assumed,” but it added that “recruitment is low and the population may be in decline, with individuals outside protected areas most at risk.”According to the study, “tourism continues to have a negative effect on P. kirkii across Unguja.”‘The Way It Opened the Door’Users on TikTok were amused by the monkey sighting in the viral clip.”Why is this so funny,” posted @ggl_ngl, while Sunn added, “the way it opened the door.”User @katelyn.baee_ wrote: “idk [I don’t know] why i thought that was a frog standing up at first glance.”User @cc__ai commented that the monkey must have been saying, “Welcome to my crib.”Emma PB posted the monkey must have thought “excuse me, who are you?”Edwin Daniel Navarrete simply added: “El mono: ‘housekeeping’.”Newsweek has contacted the original poster for comment via TikTok. This video has not been independently verified.Do you have a travel-related video or story to share? Let us know via [email protected] and your story could be featured on Newsweek.
A red colobus monkey sits near the roof of a building in Zanzibar. A video of a woman shocked by a similar creature entering a home there has gone viral on TikTok.
A red colobus monkey sits near the roof of a building in Zanzibar. A video of a woman shocked by a similar creature entering a home there has gone viral on TikTok.
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