Another interesting fact. You will never see a loon walking on land. Why? Because they have evolved to be excellent swimmers by their legs moving further back on the torso, making it impossible to walk on land.
I was canoeing with my 4 year old on Lake George a few weeks ago, and I heard a loon call, spun looking for it. Saw two, so I stopped paddling to watch. Our canoe floated closer to one loon, who watched us, groomed some feathers, watched us, groomed more feathers. Let us float within like 30 feet. Bigger than I thought, magical moment for my daughter.
In the widely popular dinosaur/crafting/building game 'ARK' a mid-game progression bottleneck is a material called 'polymer' which has a variant that spoils over time called 'organic polymer'. Kairuku (penguins) are the best source of organic polymer, particularly the babies, when killed using a 'club' weapon.... The devs literally made clubbing baby penguins the best mid-game de-bottlenecking strategy.
Their legs are situated really far to the rear which helps them immensely with swimming and diving to pursue prey... The trade-off is that their legs are almost useless on land. They can't take off from land, or really even walk for that matter. Best they can manage is belly slide.
Yeah, they have to waddle on their belly a few feet onto land to nest even. They have denser bones than other birds, a trait shared with penguins, to aid in diving
I get fully mad every time there's duck somewhere in the crossword clue and the answer is loon. ... ... there's another common one that's technically wrong as well but can't bring it to mind at the second.
it gets even more interesting when you learn that what we call "Penguins" are not the same animal that was originally named "Penguin", that would be the Great auk.
dripstone
nice shot.
laurapede83
AND IT'S GOT A BABY!!
ICanStopScrollingAnyTime
This place is full of loons.
snixsys
Currahee63
FellaWithUmbrella
Loons tunes
swedeonamoose
Spoopy birds to hear on a early misty morning in late summer.
MrStealYourGiF
I feel like Foley artists overestimate the range of the loon, hear it "for atmosphere" in twilight scenes in settings on different continents.
zFUBARz
Yeah, they're really not a common thing in much of America, but you'll hear a loon call in a scene in the Bayou for some reason.
jtthemediocre
Finally got to see them in the wild up in Algonquin. Wonderful birds.
eIephant
Stupid canadian wolf bird
EscalatorCongestion
I lived on a lake for a few years and the morning loon calls were a primetime event.
oozabooza
I always updoot birbs
Jaqdakloun
And we always updoot you
ProfessorBanesworth
I always updoot oozabooza updooting birbs
oozabooza
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1eXgxamd6M2ljamw2dmF2d3hkOHo3dnhkNWZ6bHh1aWZmcnFncDlkaCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/brsEO1JayBVja/200w.webp
LinguisticBitch
If I had a dollar each time I thought of a loon.
mywanderingways
One of my favourite sounds, hands down. So hauntingly beautiful.
suttonsboot
Cest nes pas Un lune
MrKapustahead
Another interesting fact. You will never see a loon walking on land. Why? Because they have evolved to be excellent swimmers by their legs moving further back on the torso, making it impossible to walk on land.
mrsparkle001
Oh it most certainly doesn't. Oh you mean the bird.
langri
Minnesota State bird
FRIENDisCHUMisBAIT
Loon art by Bob Pollard.
AmericasTorturedBrow
Stupid Canadian wolf-bird
xenopus
Needs to be upvoted. A lot.
youreathing
I'd buy that for a CAD.
zFUBARz
Sorry, tarrifs, that's gonna be 3.50 CAD now
ragincanadian
I hear these guys all night, every night, all year. It never gets old.
cabalin
Lucky you. I’ve heard them only once when I was visiting Montana. It was thrilling.
Perkunas687
I was canoeing with my 4 year old on Lake George a few weeks ago, and I heard a loon call, spun looking for it. Saw two, so I stopped paddling to watch. Our canoe floated closer to one loon, who watched us, groomed some feathers, watched us, groomed more feathers. Let us float within like 30 feet. Bigger than I thought, magical moment for my daughter.
TheLastBootyBender
Wtf immortal Loons!?
PootisBirb
When I was going through puberty and my voice was fluctuating, my family kept playing loon videos
Siliconhobbit
The entire imgur community is a bunch of loons. That's enough!
Jaqdakloun
Birbs tho, 'cause I'm sure this place has plenty of crazy ass mofos
loztriforce
But what about the cannon?
AndrewTheLionheart
Just look around, we've got plenty
simplemusings
Always updoot birbs
zFUBARz
https://youtu.be/DVFBUIGfcJk?si=Hr6DZRuwHlV5AimK
Jaqdakloun
I don't see @oozabooza, someone notify oozabooza!
oozabooza
Hey there!! <3
Jaqdakloun
oozabooza
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1eGlwYXo2NWswYnlyMGFkaGxpbndyM2ZzZjFzZmlhNGxkdGdydmdpOSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/WUDJpGPUFblwjOOmEM/200w.webp
pinkmansaidthebest
Thats just Looney.
invaderjak
Interesting fact, a loon is more closely related to a penguin than it is to a goose or duck
TechnicallyTrueIGuess
That checks out when you watch a loon hunt underwater
BeaverOnFire
Lucky duck.
PanNonOpticon
Loon is more closely related to owls than ducks.
BleachItsWhatsForDinner
It's because the penguin looks like it has a tuxedo and the loon has a fancy shirt collar.
I'm not a biologist, but I play one on TV.
RobotDorsVenabili
So you can club them to farm organic polymers?
invaderjak
Not sure I get the reference
RobotDorsVenabili
In the widely popular dinosaur/crafting/building game 'ARK' a mid-game progression bottleneck is a material called 'polymer' which has a variant that spoils over time called 'organic polymer'. Kairuku (penguins) are the best source of organic polymer, particularly the babies, when killed using a 'club' weapon.... The devs literally made clubbing baby penguins the best mid-game de-bottlenecking strategy.
RobotDorsVenabili
Correction: kill them however you want.... You can only collect the organic polymer thru a post-mortem harvesting action where you club the corpse
Neednoggle
That's crazy
Fossergrim
Their legs are situated really far to the rear which helps them immensely with swimming and diving to pursue prey... The trade-off is that their legs are almost useless on land. They can't take off from land, or really even walk for that matter. Best they can manage is belly slide.
invaderjak
Yeah, they have to waddle on their belly a few feet onto land to nest even. They have denser bones than other birds, a trait shared with penguins, to aid in diving
MrStealYourGiF
I get fully mad every time there's duck somewhere in the crossword clue and the answer is loon. ... ... there's another common one that's technically wrong as well but can't bring it to mind at the second.
mehismyname
For me it’s how the terms shade, hue, and tint are used interchangeably when they all have different meanings. Drives me bananas
MrStealYourGiF
Yup, that's worth throwing shade on and raising a hue and cry over, tint right. /s
invaderjak
it gets even more interesting when you learn that what we call "Penguins" are not the same animal that was originally named "Penguin", that would be the Great auk.
Perkunas687
I thought Great Auk was the sound one makes when they are running down a hall and nail their toe on a doorway?
invaderjak
I think you misheard, that sound is actually "Ahhfuck!