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🦉 Birds

Loon facts for kids

Where the loon lives, what it eats, the sound it makes and a fun fact. Tap Tell me! and Buzzby reads it out loud.

🏠 Where does the loon live?
Lakes across Canada
🍽️ What does the loon eat?
Fish
🔊 What sound does it make, or how does it move?
A haunting wail across the lake
✨ Fun fact
The loon is on the Canadian one dollar coin, the loonie, and can dive 60 meters deep.

Ages 5 to 10 Birds

All about the loon

The loon is one of the birds in our Animal Kingdom. You can find it in lakes across Canada, and it eats fish. Listen for it: a haunting wail across the lake. This page is a good fit for ages 5 to 10 (Kindergarten to 5th Grade), and Buzzby can read it out loud.

Is the loon one of the birds?

Yes. Birds have feathers, wings and a beak, and they hatch from eggs.

Talk about it

  • Have you ever seen a loon? Where was it?
  • What would you eat if you were a loon?
  • Can you make the loon's sound or move like it?

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For grown ups

DoodleBeez is an ad free learning site for ages 3 to 14 from ABIEdu Kids. The Animal Kingdom has 209 animals, each read aloud by Buzzby the bee, plus 510 read aloud picture books, step by step drawing guides and learning games. Start free, no card needed.