Coyote Finally Catches Road Runner In Wild LA Photo
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Key Points:
- Bird photographer Alexander deBarros captured a rare photo of a coyote running with a greater roadrunner in its mouth near Los Angeles on August 29.
- DeBarros noted that coyotes, which can run twice as fast as roadrunners, are known predators of the birds, but such an image had likely never been photographed before.
- The encounter occurred at Chatsworth Nature Preserve during a bird survey with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
- Adding a unique twist, deBarros' father, Brian Mainolfi, once worked with Chuck Jones, the creator of the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoons.
