Roadrunner Bird (Remarkable Desert Specialist)

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The roadrunners (genus Geococcyx), also known as chaparral birds or chaparral cocks, are two species of fast-running ground cuckoos with long tails and crests. The roadrunner generally ranges in size from 56 to 61 cm from tail to beak. The average weight is about 230–430 g. They are found in the southwestern and south-central United States and Mexico, usually in the desert. Some have been clocked at 32 km/h while a few have also been clocked up to 43 km/h.

The roadrunner usually lives alone or in pairs. Breeding pairs are monogamous and mate for life, and pairs may hold a territory all year. The roadrunner's nest is often composed of sticks, and may sometimes contain leaves, feathers, snakeskins, or dung. It is commonly placed 1 to 3 meters above ground level in a low tree, bush, or cactus. Roadrunner eggs are generally white. The greater roadrunner generally lays 2–6 eggs per clutch, but the lesser roadrunner's clutches are typically smaller.

The roadrunner is an opportunistic omnivore. Its diet normally consists of insects (such as grasshoppers, crickets, caterpillars, and beetles), small reptiles (such as lizards and snakes, including rattlesnakes), rodents and other small mammals, spiders (including tarantulas), scorpions, centipedes, snails, small birds (and nestlings), eggs, and fruits and seeds like those from prickly pear cactuses and sumacs. The lesser roadrunner eats mainly insects. The roadrunner forages on the ground and, when hunting, usually runs after prey from undercover. It may leap to catch insects, and commonly batters certain prey against the ground. Because of its quickness, the roadrunner is one of the few animals that preys upon rattlesnakes, it is also the only real predator of tarantula hawk wasps.

Known to most of the world simply as a cartoon character, roadrunners are a remarkable desert specialist. They can spend an entire lifetime without drinking, obtaining all their water from their food, and can hunt and breed year-round in temperatures reaching 50°C.

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Just can't put enough LIKES on this video. It was AWESOME!!!!

josephjohnson
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Amazing cinematography and great music! A+++!

kellyharrison
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Very high quality. Nice job. Love that road runner 😀

johnauvin
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Wow... incredible POV and story telling. I'd watch an hour long documentary on how you filmed this. Great job!

iznax
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I was so glad to find we have them here in New Mexico! Once I saw one in action braining a rattlesnake I said “now that’s my kinda bird!” They seem like little Velociraptors come to life, and if I had some property I would definitely encourage them! Meep Meep!

mjc
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The graphics along with the music in this video is awesome

PoetKayEh
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Amazing, the vision of this is incredible

Bhunivelze-
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Amazing! One could almost believe that Velociraptor is not extinct. He just got more feathers.

beatschneideranimalfilms
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These birds are total badasses! I have a pair outside my bedroom window who like to taunt my German Shepherd and my dad's Catahoula lol. Those dogs don't stand a chance 😆

celestialann
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the cartoon was spot on. these birds annoy the crap out of anything on the ground. thankfully, the eagle is an apex predator and keeps their population in check.

jamesgarner
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Wait a minute I watch the whole video and I did not hear a beep beep😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

theking-bhph
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Loved this video. Just did a desert diorama and (This) video was perfect example . So wished it had come up then. Great job, really iteresting.

lisaharris
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Hallo.. Why do you spoil your video by including groundsquirrel from southern Africa and Kalahari desert in an American desertlike environment? Stay true to the facts.. And the nature of the environment..

hennieviljoen
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Very cool bird. Little Velociraptor ;-)

AP-weqc
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a roadrunner without a rattleSnake is like a preacher in Los Angeles

XX
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Roadrunners are tough birds. Quick as a cat. Smart as a whip. Live in places that I would only visit. The car is gone. The bird lives on as usual.

alanstrong
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Territorial, had 4 families in our ranch. Never saw a rarttler on property

joelgalvan
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that was the greatest ever. im a arizona native and i know they can jump much much more higher than anyone could ever imagine.

Crackerbarrelkid
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Cameraman, bro, how fast were you actually running to match with "meep meep" !

rubaiyattrina
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Unless you see them yourself in person you'll never realize the graceful stealth. They are very check-ery stalkers . Like a quail you'll probably never catch one by hand yet the rattlesnake is very catchable. While believed to be desert dwellers I have spotted more on the floors near and in-between the foothills of central California while bicycling on the roads. Tulare county has its share.

bobbybeeman