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Loons are common creatures that can be found near any temperate lake.
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'''Loons''' are a species of [[Creature|bird]] found inhabiting [[temperate]] [[lake]]s, appearing in groups of anywhere between 1-4 individuals. They do little but fly through the air and are only slightly bigger than a [[cat]], being benign and harmless to all but the most unlucky of [[dwarves]].
  
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Loons can be captured in [[cage]] [[trap]]s and [[Animal trainer|trained]] into cheap [[pet]]s. They produce [[butcher]]ing returns equivalent to a [[turkey]], though being flying wild animals, they are considerably harder to catch. If put in a [[nest box]], they lay an average of 3 [[egg]]s at a time, making them a subpar choice for [[egg production]].
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Loons are exploitable by hunters and can be tamed, but they have a low pet value of 10, don't return very much meat, and are utterly useless for fortress defense, so taming loons is rarely useful unless the fortress is very short on food or some dwarf has a preference for the loon's ''haunting call''. The only useful thing about loons is that they lay eggs, which can be collected for eating in the [[Nest box]].
 
  
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==Trivia==
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Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] loons for their ''coloration'' and their ''haunting call''.
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The loons in the game are Common loons.
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[[File:Gavia immer -Minocqua, Wisconsin, USA -swimming-8.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Admired for its ''haunting call''.]]
  
 
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Loon
Loon sprites.png
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Urist likes loons for their coloration.
Portrait

No portrait

Biome

Variations

Loon - Loon man - Giant loon

Attributes

· Flying · Egglaying

Tamed Attributes
Pet value 10

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Not hunting/war trainable 

Size
Birth: 150 cm3
Mid: 3,000 cm3
Max: 6,000 cm3
Food products
Eggs 2-4
Age
Adult at: 1
Max age: 25-30
Butchering returns

Food items

Meat 9
Fat 9
Intestines 1

Raw materials

Bones 6
Skull 1
Skin Raw hide

Wikipedia article

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Note that some content may still need to be updated.
A small water bird found in remote lakes. It is known for its haunting call.

Loons are a species of bird found inhabiting temperate lakes, appearing in groups of anywhere between 1-4 individuals. They do little but fly through the air and are only slightly bigger than a cat, being benign and harmless to all but the most unlucky of dwarves.

Loons can be captured in cage traps and trained into cheap pets. They produce butchering returns equivalent to a turkey, though being flying wild animals, they are considerably harder to catch. If put in a nest box, they lay an average of 3 eggs at a time, making them a subpar choice for egg production.

Some dwarves like loons for their coloration and their haunting call.

Admired for its haunting call.
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