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The term gavia was transferred from the ducks to the loons only in the 18th century. Earlier naturalists referred to the loons as mergus (the Latin term for diving seabirds of all sorts) or colymbus, which became the genus name used in the first modern scientific description of a Gavia species (by Carl Linnaeus) in 1758.
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In the clip, we see exactly how an adult loon teaches its offspring to catch fish in glorious slow motion. Here, a swimming adult loon approaches a baby loonlet with a tiny minnow trapped in its beak.
Loons are aquatic birds the size of a large duck, to which they are unrelated. Their plumage is largely gray or black, and they have spear-shaped bills. Loons swim well and fly adequately, but are almost hopeless on land, because their legs are placed towards the rear of the body. Four species have been recorded in Indiana.
Ducks have extremely good vision and can see farther than humans can. Interestingly, their eyes can also move independently of each other - they can literally see two different things at once.
On Saturday, St. Louis City scored twice after halftime – and after the Loons scored on a first-half penalty kick – in a 2-1 loss played in a driving rain at Allianz Field.