Beep beep! Roadrunner escapes peril by carpooling with Arizona park ranger

Beep beep! Fans of the beloved Looney Tunes franchise know this to be the common motto of the popular Road Runner character eternally in conflict with the desperate Wile E. Coyote.

But Beep beep! shares a different meaning in regard to a zany situation that occurred at the Lost Dutchman State Park in Pinal County.

A photo shared Wednesday from the Arizona State Parks Twitter account shows a roadrunner taking shelter inside a park ranger's truck, supposedly to escape the clutches of a ravenous coyote.

The tweet read, "POV: you were running away from the coyote and got confused..."

The roadrunner took a brief break next to the driver's seat, seemingly scouting out the area in search of potential danger. This allowed Ranger Jackie to snap a quick photo of the bird before it scampered back into the wild.

Reach breaking news reporter Vic Verbalaitis at vverbalaitis@gannett.com or on Twitter @VicVerb.