Subject: [Tweeters] Raptors using fire as a tool?
Date: Jan 16 15:47:27 2016
From: Josh Hayes - coralliophila at live.com


Not that the "IFLScience" website is particularly, um.... truthy, I guess.... but this is an interesting story: reports of Australian raptors picking up still-burning sticks and dropping them in unburnt areas, presumably to drive out prey from cover.
http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/australian-raptors-may-be-playing-fire
For your perusal.
-Josh Hayes in beautiful soggy Licton Springscoralliophila at live dot com