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Do loons ever attack people?
Minnesota’s beloved state bird is territorial by nature. Still, humans pose more of a threat to loons than they do to us.
At roughly 10 pounds with a call like eerie laughter, the avian icons usually don’t conjure terror. Kayakers often glide right by them.
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