Confirmed evidence of animals using fire as a tool found

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Although a long told legend among the aboriginese, Three species of bird of prey have been confirmed in modernity to utilize fire as a tool.

https://cosmosmagazine.com/biology/australian-raptors-start-fires-to-flush-out-prey

 

[Wafflinson]

That is pretty awesome. Nature is amazing.

 

[Hank Hill]

That's really impressive.

 

[McNum]

Australia. Yeah that doesn't surprise me. I would start fires, too, if I was a bird of prey there, it's just safer that way.

 

[Westbahnhof]

Man, I'm really hoping for primates. Stone tools and using fire would be pretty cool.

 

[capitalCORN]

Man, I'm really hoping for primates. Stone tools and using fire would be pretty cool.

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Pretty sure they're hiding those from us. When they come for us, they'll carry blunderbusses.

 

[Dirtyshubb]

So not only do you have to worry about spiders, snakes, drop bears and all over manner of killer animals in Australia but now you have birds dropping fire bombs to flush their prey out?

Seriously strailia, wtf?!

 

[Westbahnhof]

Pretty sure they're hiding those from us. When they come for us, they'll carry blunderbusses.

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An ape wielding a torch and screeching a human word (kinda like in the planet of the apey thing starring Draco Malfoy)? Scary as hell.
Same thing with a blunderbuss? Actually hilarious

 

[Angie]

Pfft amateurs. My cat already evolved to lasers eyes.

 

[TheGummyBear]

Pretty sure they're hiding those from us. When they come for us, they'll carry blunderbusses.

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Blunderbusses? What kind of casuals to you take our future simian overlords for?

 

[capitalCORN]

Blunderbusses? What kind of casuals to you take our future simian overlords for?

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An ape could probably use an LMG like that.

 

[Masquerade Overture]

Nothing good comes from Australia.

 

[Aeferis]

Incredibly fascinating, thanks for sharing this OP!

 

[TheGummyBear]

Nothing good comes from Australia.

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[Fulminator]

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koalas are vicious man

 

[Einchy]

Smokey Bear was preaching to the wrong crowd.

 

[Snack12367]

We had a thread a few days ago on the subject of Crows being super intelligent. If Fire was the defining point that set humanity down the path it's currently on, then we might be seeing another species start that journey. Pretty awe inspiring if you think about it.

 

[Reven Wolf]

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Yo that thing will fuck you up.

 

[Deleted member 733]

Hopefully they're able to catch it on camera. As far as I can tell from the article, it's entirely based on interviews at present.

 

[Westbahnhof]

Nothing good comes from Australia.

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Aunty Donna is fun..

 

[erlim]

Pretty sure they're hiding those from us. When they come for us, they'll carry blunderbusses.

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I am sure it's just AR15s.

 

[Deleted member 24118]

Nothing good comes from Australia.

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[Lucreto]

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[Ninja]

did they grip it by the husk?

 

[Reven Wolf]

did they grip it by the husk?

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Ithink two of them tie a string through it.

But it would depend on their air speed velocity while unlaiden.

 

[Titik]

Firebomb equipped raptors oh shit.

The animals are now copying Pokémon

 

[Feral]

Man, I'm really hoping for primates. Stone tools and using fire would be pretty cool.

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[mutantmagnet]

There isn't room on this planet for 2 intelligent species.

 

[capitalCORN]

There isn't room on this planet for 2 intelligent species.

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Oh, we've made THAT certainly aware.

 

[Westbahnhof]

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[Occam]

Humanity really isn't that unique or far removed from the rest of nature (in fact, we are closely related), that's just what the Abrahamic religions would like you to believe ("created in god's image") to justify man's supremacy/egocentrism. It's ok if we destroy the planet, after all it was created for us.

 

[rancey]

isn't it strange that we all want animals to be more intelligent and compete with us

 

[capitalCORN]

isn't it strange that we all want animals to be more intelligent and compete with us

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More like we've underestimated the rest of nature by a country mile.

 

[Bishop89]

its cool.

But at the same time, don't want these guys starting bush fires lol

 

[HStallion]

Man, I'm really hoping for primates. Stone tools and using fire would be pretty cool.

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