Template:Friend of the Week

The Greater Roadrunner is the largest species of cuckoo in the Americas. They live in grasslands, canyons and woodlands in the southwestern US and northern Mexico. They're only capable of limited flight, so they spent most of the time on the ground where they reach the highest recorded running speed for a flying bird.

Greater Roadrunners are opportunistic predators and ground foragers and will eat what they can find, including small mammals, reptiles, insects and other birds. They often work together to kill larger prey like rattlesnakes, earning them the nickname "snake killer". They smash large prey against rocks repeatedly to break its bones and make it easier to swallow.

Greater Roadrunners form lifelong partnerships which they renew in spring when they mate and both of them patrol and protect their territory. The nests of the roadrunner are built about 3-10 feet off the ground in branches of a brush, cactus or small tree. The female will lay about two to six eggs which she will incubate for around 20 days. As their name suggests, they're often seen running along roads and paths to chase their prey or patrol their territory.

In Kemono Friends, Greater Roadrunner appeared in the old nexon game in her original design, resembling her real-life counterpart. She was redesigned for the weiß-schwarz collaboration and appeared in Pavilion in her new design. Her redesign resembles the famous Road Runner from Looney Tunes; she wears a blue shirt with "Beep!" written on it and dark blue sleeves and beige running spats. She also has a toast in her mouth in reference to an anime trope of tardy (usually) high schoolers eating their breakfast on their way to school because they're late. As opposed to the cartoons, Coyotes actually pose a significant threat to Greater Roadrunners in real life, as they can easily run twice as fast as the bird.