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Roadrunners and other members of the cuckoo family have zygodactyl feet. The roadrunner can run at speeds of up to 32 km/h (20 mph) [10] and generally prefer sprinting to flying, though it will fly to escape predators. [11] During flight, the short, rounded wings reveal a white crescent in the primary feathers.
Roadrunners have four toes on each zygodactyl foot; two face forward, and two face backward. [17] The toes are brown in color and have pale gold spots. [5] Greater roadrunner walking in the Mojave Desert, California. Although capable of limited flight, it spends most of its time on the ground, and can run at speeds up to 20 mph (32 km/h). [16]
Cottus specus, grotto sculpin, a rare fish found only in Perry County, which is federally listed as endangered. It is of the order Scorpaeniformes. [4] Etheostoma histrio, harlequin darter; Acipenser fulvescens, lake sturgeon; Percina nasuta, longnose darter; Noturus eleutherus, mountain madtom
Metro State Roadrunners, athletic program of Metropolitan State University of Denver; Phoenix Roadrunners (disambiguation), name of several ice hockey teams; SFCC Roadrunners, from the State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Missouri; Tucson Roadrunners, hockey team; UTSA Roadrunners, the athletic program of the University of Texas at San Antonio
The eastern bluebird is the state bird of Missouri. This list of birds of Missouri includes species documented in the U.S. state of Missouri and accepted by the Missouri Birding Society (MBS). As of July 2021, there are 437 species included in the official list. [ 1 ]
When you think of “gory” animals, creatures like great white sharks, tigers, and vampire bats might come to mind. But the most gruesome defense mechanism of any animal belongs to something ...
In March, a mother was horrified to find a pedophile symbol on a toy she bought for her daughter. Although the symbol was not intentionally placed on the toy by the company who manufactured the ...
Within historic times, pronghorn, gray wolf, red wolf, and brown bear were all found in Missouri, but have since been extirpated. American bison and elk were formerly common, but are currently confined to private farms and parks. Elk can be found in a small restoration zone in three counties in the southeast Ozarks.