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Moment of Um

Do wolves get the zoomies?

Moment of Um

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever seen a dog get the zoomies? That big burst of energy makes them skitter around like furry lightning bolts! But how about wolves? Do they get the zoomies, too? We asked wolf researcher and educator Michelle Mancini to help us find the answer.


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0:00.0

From the brains behind brains on, this is the moment of um

0:04.4

answering those questions that make you go

0:08.6

um Moment of a Moment the Husband to Vam comes to you from APM Studios.

0:27.0

I'm Harley, the Husky Dog.

0:29.0

I've been having a real identity crisis lately.

0:37.0

We dogs are descended from wolves, which I've always thought was super cool.

0:42.0

But the other day, my human was watching a nature show on the that was

0:43.7

watching a nature show on the big shiny picture box in the living room and there were

0:47.8

wolves on there and they were so big and their teeth were so sharp and they were hunting a big deer. I get my kibble

0:55.8

gently warmed in a bowl with special fish oil on top to make my coat shiny.

0:59.6

If I'm descended from those awesome wolves, shouldn't I be a little more wolfy, majestic?

1:08.0

I mostly just feel like a big goof.

1:11.0

Like sometimes I get this feeling, especially when I'm on a walk with my human and I do a really good poop. I get the feeling that I just got a run real fast right now.

1:21.0

Two, hot, z, spinning circles.

1:23.8

But human calls it getting the zoomies.

1:26.5

It's the best.

1:28.0

But what if it's not wolfy enough?

1:31.3

But maybe wolves like to do fast happy spinny circles too. I don't know. My friend

1:37.1

Coro was wondering this too. Do wolves ever get the zoumies? The science behind it is a little bit vague.

1:48.0

It hasn't been super specifically studied,

1:51.0

but zumies are basically a burst of energy. My name is

1:54.8

Michelle Mancini. I am the education coordinator here at Wolf Sanctuary of

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