The 'Water Monke' or 'Searching for the Sea Banana' meme features a surreal and strangely serene image or video of an orangutan swimming gracefully underwater. This meme emerged as a spinoff of the broader 'Return to Monke' internet trend, gaining significant popularity on TikTok and Reddit around 2020. The humor relies on the juxtaposition of a large, hairy land primate moving with unexpected elegance through a deep blue aquatic environment. It is often paired with ethereal or synthwave music to emphasize the dreamlike quality of the footage. Users typically use the template to describe a state of deep focus, isolation, or the pursuit of a nonsensical goal, represented by the mythical 'sea banana.'