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Condors get the 'zoomies' too
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Condors get the 'zoomies' too

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Chert (left) and Pumice (right) are both 1.5 year-old male California condors. Image: Kaitlyn Tunick

Nothing is quite as joyful as watching a dog get caught up in a bout of “zoomies,” zipping around a living room or backyard in a burst of energy. But our canine pals aren’t the only animals subject to these hyperactive displays.

Young condors can also engage in zoomies, as demonstrated in a recent Facebook post from the Ventana Wildlife Society in California. The video shows clips of two young California condors ( Gymnogyps californianus ), Chert and Pumice, seemingly having a blast in their release pen.

“We observe the zoomies in both captive and wild condors. It’s just a sudden expression of pure excitement for young condors and very fun to watch,” Joe Burnett , California Condor Recovery Program Manager at the wildlife society, tells Popular Science . “Zoomies come out of nowhere and they just can’t contain themselves and totally let loose. They hop, run in circles, or flap around, or all the above!…

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