How did the roadrunner get it name?

Answer 1

The roadrunner's nest of sticks lined with feathers, snakeskin, and other materials is well camouflaged among cacti, bushes, or low trees. The female roadrunner generally lays three to six eggs. Both parents incubate the eggs. It feeds mainly on lizards, snakes, large insects, small birds, and small mammals such as mice. It sometimes stuns larger prey by beating the animal against a rock. Roadrunners also eat plants, especially when animals become scarce in winter. It is known for its ability to overpower and swallow a rattlesnake. It picks up the snake in its mouth and flings it in the air. When the snake drops, the roadrunner grasps and bites it in the back of the head and then batters the snake against a rock. Beginning with the head, the bird then swallows the snake.

Answer 2

The roadrunner prefers to run from danger, rather than fly, though it flies well.

The road runner does not fly all that well. It spends most of it's time on the ground searching for it's food, usually insects or small lizards.

It will fly if frightened at close range. It will fly only about twenty or thirty feet and hit the ground running. They can run just about as fast as they can fly and usually only take to the air to avoid an enemy on the ground.

Answer 3

because its the most fastest and intresting bird in united states.

Answer 4

The word coyote was borrowed from Spanish, which was in turn borrowed from the Nahuatl (Aztec language) name for the animal, coyotl.

Answer 5

it runs fast