Did You Know? Birds In Australia Play With Fire
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. Australia is actually like a dangerous zoo reminding us of Compton. Animals there can go wild and cruise like a gang.
It’s almost like they’ve evolved like a Pokémon. (Just like Moltres) 🔥🦅 Birds have figured out how to light a fire to scare prey. New fires cause critters fleeing flames, making it easier to be hunted down.
Okay, so the birds are trying to get fed, so they’ve got smarter. They won’t go extinct anymore, right? NO! They’re making the wildfire crisis even worse. These damn birds 😂 have adapted to pick up burning twigs and toss them around to spread the wildfire.
It’s nothing new though. People knew birds carry fire according to Australian Aboriginal myths. It’s said that crow steals fire and introduced it to mankind. Contrary to popular stories such as Prometheus or the Chinese fire origins Sui-Ren. This proves that the Land Down Under might be the first civilization to discover fire.
Wait, I see birds flying around my house all the time. Does this mean they will burn my house? Studies have shown that even given the same bird species, only those in Australia 🐨 are smart enough to use fire.
Wow, we can’t imagine how easy it is to get away with burning sh*t. Just blame the birds. Actually, doing so is confirmed as a legit excuse in Australia.
The birds have already stirred up some flames apparently. However, some argue that critical evidence is lacking to prove the case. Whether or not this story is entirely true needs to be further validated.
What is verified right now by wildlife biologists is that some animals do cause fire to grow. It’s just the incentive to do so that needs to be checked. Hunting may not be the reason to spread the fire.
Bonus for bird nerds: the exact species that are damn smart to spit (not exactly) fire like Moltres are — The black kite, whistling kite, and brown falcon.
Ok animal experts (or whoever named them), that’s already a mistake for segregating birds by color.
Sources:
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.2993/0278-0771-37.4.700 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/science/australia-firehawks-aboriginal.html
