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Australian "Firehawk" Raptors, such as this Black Kite, have recently been found to purposefully spread wildfires, by carrying smouldering branches to unburnt areas, to flush out prey, confirming long-held traditional Aboriginal knowledge. :
![Proof Australia is the most dangerous place on Earth? Our birds are deliberately starting fires - The Donaldson Sisters Proof Australia is the most dangerous place on Earth? Our birds are deliberately starting fires - The Donaldson Sisters](https://d66hbkeenwpx7.cloudfront.net/the-donaldson-sisters/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/08024903/Birds-hero-credit-New-Scientist.jpg)
Proof Australia is the most dangerous place on Earth? Our birds are deliberately starting fires - The Donaldson Sisters
![The case of the 'pyromaniac' birds: what the Australian firehawks tell us about evidence and anecdote | Allie Weill The case of the 'pyromaniac' birds: what the Australian firehawks tell us about evidence and anecdote | Allie Weill](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Black_kite_%28Milvus_migrans_%29_race%2C_affinis_-_Flickr_-_Lip_Kee.jpg/750px-Black_kite_%28Milvus_migrans_%29_race%2C_affinis_-_Flickr_-_Lip_Kee.jpg)