Denzill Smith compared them to a hippopotopig and a female rhinoceros (Picture: Viral Press)

If you can’t get a room when you’re feeling a bit randy, there’s always a quiet spot behind a wall in Barnsley.

At least that’s what this couple thought until Denzill Smith and his friends arrived.

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The 31-year-old filmed the couple having sex while giving a David Attenborough-style commentary.

Denzill says to the camera: ‘Today on planet earth in Barnsley, Wellington Street, we have a rare mating ritual between one hippopotopig and one female rhinoceros.’


After shooting the couple for around a minute Denzill ran back to his friends before he was seen.

The clip was posted on Facebook where it gathered thousands of shocked responses in just a few hours.

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One user said: ‘I can’t believe this is happening in Barnsley, of all places. And in the middle of the day.’



The video was later pulled down from social media.

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Denzill said: ‘It was yesterday and I just heard them going at it so I decided to film them.

‘I’m guessing with how sneaky they were about it they were a real couple who were caught up in the moment.

‘It was funny and I’m glad that lots of people who watched it thought it was hilarious, too.

‘But they should really have found a room to go back to, though behind a wall is better than in full view of everyone, I suppose.’