R+-+Roadrunner

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Roadrunners live in the Southwestern United States and in Mexico. - They eat berries, leaves , small birds , scorpions , spiders, rattlesnakes and other small insects.

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They live in the desert and build nests in trees to stay away from predators. They prefer walking and running to flying and can run up to 20 mph.

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The roadrunner is the state bird of New Mexico. -- Roadrunners are related to Cuckoo Birds. Famous because of their appetite for rattlesnakes. ----

= = = = The mom can lay up to 12 eggs in one season. -- Roadrunners live 7-8 years before their death. - A group of roadrunners is called a **race or a marathon.**

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