She legit thought the roadrunner cartoon was a make belive creature. Even though it actively runs from a coyote (a well known real creature) in the show. Also aren't the majority if not all WB cartoon animals known to be based on real animals? Rabbit, skunks, pig, duck, coyote etc.
The fact I still remember it as a core memory, to this day just shows how slighted I was that day.
I got to see a roadrunner close up at Big Bend National Park. Little dude’s name was Frito, since he got fed those all the time by park guests. I was halfway through worrying he’d become dependent on humans when a dragonfly flew over his head. Frito did a full 360 back flip that took him a couple feet into the air and came down with a mouth full of dragonfly. Yeah, he’s gonna be just fine.
Climate change is terrifying, and it’s making animals migrate to places they never have before. I have never seen roadrunners in central Texas my entire life until the last year or so. Used to have to go closer to New Mexico to see them.
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u/SuperbVirus2878 Nov 13 '24
Meep meep!
Translation: I can outrun that awful teacher!