I recently went to a park in the Netherlands that showcases different types of ape or ape-like creatures. It was a fun outing overall. The interesting thing about this park which I don't see in most zoos for example is that the area was huge and that the creatures where able to live in almost forest like areas. The harmless ones are even allowed to roam free around the whole area where you as a person walk around. For this specific reason they gave us bags in which we needed to put food and valuable belongings, so they don't get stolen by the inhabitants.
And that might be cool and all, but it still made me think whether it was necessary to hold them captive. No matter how big the area may be, it is still limited. A ranger of the park told us that some of the species are endangered and are kept to combat that, but not all of them of course. The argument would be that a park like this helps generate income to be able to care for the animals, while providing them with an environment that is as close as can be to their natural habitat.
But all of these complicated thoughts faded away when I saw the lemurs. Haven't seen them before in real life, but they do look funny to me. I think this is mostly because of King Julian from the movie Madagascar.
The picture I shot was of either a family or a bunch of homies hanging around together. It was even cooler to see them for the first time in such a situation. Whatever they were, they were really close and familiar with each other, watching us while we watched them. Probably gossiping as the day went on. I truly wonder what these guys do for fun each day, whether in a created environment or a natural one. This is hard to imagine for me, what animals do all day, living in a world with millions of options of entertainment through technology. Thoughts that keep me up at night, I guess.
But enough about that. Continuing with the Madagascar theme, here is "I Like to Move it" from Real 2 Real. The song was made popular by that movie, or if you're a bit older like me, you might have heard it in the club back in the day. This tune is part of the Raggamuffin genre, or simply called Ragga. This genre is derived from dancehall and reggae music, and was very popular in the 90s, I think. The beat and lyrics are very catchy, so be careful, you might have this one stuck in your head for a while.
What about you? Do you like to move it move it?
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