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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 are common [[creature]]s that can be found near any temperate [[lake]].
  
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 [[ambusher|hunter]]s and can be tamed, but they have a low [[pet#pet value|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 [[egg]]s, which can be collected for eating in the [[Nest box]].
  
Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] loons for their ''coloration'' and their ''haunting call''.
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==Trivia==
 
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The loons in the game are Common loons.
[[File:Gavia immer -Minocqua, Wisconsin, USA -swimming-8.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Admired for its ''haunting call''.]]
 
  
 
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