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Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by groby_b on Thursday September 24, 2020 @06:44PM (#24584554)
Except for Australian Hawks, who use wildfire to flush out smaller animals.
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Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by minitoar on Thursday September 24, 2020 @06:58PM (#24584658)
Do the hawks create or aid the spread of fire? One could say Redwood trees are similar for having evolved to take advantage of fire.
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Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by groby_b on Thursday September 24, 2020 @07:11PM (#24584755)
IIRC, Australian hawks intentionally spread fires by dropping burning pieces of wood. They do this cooperatively, too. (Don't piss off Australian Hawks, I guess ;)

https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-ethnobiology/volume-3...

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Re:Crows possess higher intelligence long thought a primaril... by liability on Thursday September 24, 2020 @07:51PM (#24585028)
Probably neither. The evidence for any of this is about as strong as the evidence for Bigfoot. A bunch of tall tails from people who swear they're sincere.
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