Meta Platforms Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg released a video of himself wakeboarding while wearing an eagle costume patterned after the U.S. flag to mark Independence Day on 4 July. The clip, posted on his personal social-media accounts, shows the 41-year-old executive riding a motorised board and holding a stars-and-stripes-style eagle headpiece before donning it mid-ride. The stunt continues a now annual tradition for the billionaire founder, who attracted similar attention last year by wakeboarding in a tuxedo while brandishing an American flag. Although the videos are largely celebratory in tone, they have also helped maintain Zuckerberg’s high public profile at a time when Meta is investing heavily in artificial intelligence, mixed-reality hardware and its sprawling social-media platforms.