Forget everything you thought you knew from Saturday morning cartoons. In this episode of HeyWonder: Wild, we hit the sun-scorched desert roads to meet the real Greater Roadrunner—Geococcyx californianus. Built for blazing speed and brutal heat, this desert-dwelling dynamo is no joke.
Music: "Deadly Roulette" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Artifact" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Sources:
The Greater RoadRunner Habitat: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Greater_Roadrunner/overview
Flight and Behaviors: https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/greroa/cur/behavior
GularFluttering:https://sonoranimages.wordpress.com/2020/09/01/greater-roadrunner-gular-fluttering-on-a-hot-morning/
https://tucsonbirds.org/bird_profile/greater-roadrunner/?ref=tas