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		sethammons 7 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Weeping whales: Stillborn humpback whale grieving ... Other animals use fire, while we continue to seem unique in creating it. Fire hawks take burning sticks and alight brush to flush prey. https://wildlife.org/australian-firehawks-use-fire-to-catch-...
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ChrisMarshallNY 7 days ago [–]

There was an episode (season 1, ep. 4) of Prehistoric Planet[0], where a raptor does that. I guess they got the idea from the firehawk (Lilith, is that you?).

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistoric_Planet

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