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Did you know baby King Penguins get the zoomies?

Jennifer Sandlin
Jan 27, 2026
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If you’ve ever spent time with dogs, you know about zoomies — those high-energy bursts also called “FRAPs,” or Frenetic Random Activity Periods, where, as Dr. Marc Bekoff puts it, a “dog looks like s/he is possessed, after which they often lie down exhausted as if they’ve run a marathon.” But did you know King Penguins get them too?

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