The Surprisingly violent lives of Loons

ITD · 04-12-2008, 05:51 PM

Who would've know that eerie cry at night is actually a battle cry. Sounds like loons are their own worst enemy. Their actions remind me of the speed limit debate.

From the article:

"Loons, those serene emblems of peaceful wilderness lakes, are emerging in modern research as bloodthirsty attackers that drive out or kill their neighbours and take over the rivals' families.
And that lovely, haunting call? It's often a prelude to a fight. Sometimes a fight to the death, if one loon can dive under its rival and stab that sharp beak up into its heart.
It only looks like the same pair of loons returning year after year to the same lake, says professor Charlie Walcott of Cornell University."

Read here:

http://www.canada.com/topics/technol...e3fedd&k=37575

04-12-2008, 05:51 PM	#1
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,953 Thanks: 484 Thanked 703 Times in 393 Posts	The Surprisingly violent lives of Loons Who would've know that eerie cry at night is actually a battle cry. Sounds like loons are their own worst enemy. Their actions remind me of the speed limit debate. From the article: "Loons, those serene emblems of peaceful wilderness lakes, are emerging in modern research as bloodthirsty attackers that drive out or kill their neighbours and take over the rivals' families. And that lovely, haunting call? It's often a prelude to a fight. Sometimes a fight to the death, if one loon can dive under its rival and stab that sharp beak up into its heart. It only looks like the same pair of loons returning year after year to the same lake, says professor Charlie Walcott of Cornell University." Read here: http://www.canada.com/topics/technol...e3fedd&k=37575