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Location:

AZ Aviary - in separate section past prairie dogs, with burrowing owls

Roadrunner

  • 1 roadrunner currently on exhibit

Identifying Features:

More Information:

  • run 12-15 miles per hour

  • Ominvore

  • Will eat venomous animals

  • Sunning behavior - Roadrunners and other birds will lay on the ground with wings/feathers spread out. This warms them and heats the feathers to kill parasites. The bird may look injured, but it is normal behavior.

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