Uttarakhand cop helps thirsty monkey drink water from his own hands amid heatwave
An Uttarakhand Police officer was filmed giving water to an exhausted monkey during a severe heatwave. The video has sharpened attention to how extreme summer temperatures are affecting animals and birds.
Amid rising temperatures and relentless summer heat across north India, a small act of kindness by an Uttarakhand Police officer is winning hearts online after he was seen offering water to a thirsty monkey on the roadside.
The viral video, shared online by Uttarakhand Police, captures the calm moment when the police officer notices the visibly exhausted monkey struggling in the scorching heat. Instead of shooing the animal away, the cop gently offers it water using a bottle while the monkey patiently drinks beside him.
The touching interaction quickly struck an emotional chord on social media, with many users calling it a reminder that animals too suffer silently during brutal summer conditions.
The clip was filmed amid intense heatwave conditions currently affecting several parts of north India, including Uttarakhand. With temperatures soaring, incidents of dehydrated animals and birds desperately searching for water have increasingly surfaced online in recent weeks.
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Social media users praised the officer’s compassion, saying small gestures like these matter deeply during extreme weather conditions. Several people also urged others to leave bowls of water outside homes and public spaces for birds and stray animals struggling in the heat.
The video has also reignited conversations around how rising temperatures are affecting wildlife and urban animals alike. Recently, several heartbreaking clips have gone viral showing monkeys, birds and stray animals collapsing or desperately searching for water amid severe heatwaves across India.
Many users online described the moment as “humanity at its simplest”, while others pointed out that kindness towards animals often says a lot about society itself.
As the monkey quietly drank water from the officer’s hands, the video became more than just another viral clip. For many viewers online, it served as a gentle reminder that compassion sometimes appears in the smallest acts — especially during the harshest summers.