Why would a bird start a fire? | Surprising Science

Wildfires can be deadly but some birds actually choose to start fires! Dr Alex Bond tells us more about firehawks and the strange behaviour of these avian arsonists.

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[milesmonroe]

Some birds just want to watch the world burn.

[Anshelm]

0:19 Which doesn't appear in this video.

[gj]

Arsonist! That sinister look on its face just says it all! 😅😅

[Dan-dijw]

I can just imagine these birds facing trail for this in Australian court.

[christophercharles]

It's both very unsettling and a bit of a relief that other species have psychopaths too.

[AcidicAscetic]

Aren't all animals instinctively scared of fire?😅

[maxgluteus]

Could this have anything to do with weird Hawaii/Maui fire?

[BrianEllinger-hhrm]

My core temp drops.
It rained the night before soo their was no worry about it not being

[johnscanlon]

Have we 'caught up' to traditional knowledge yet, or is there still no photo or video evidence? (as there wasn't when this story came out several years ago)

[martyhanson]

I used to be like this when i was a kid

[alast]

These birds want rats to come out of their hidden places in order to eat them so they start the fire.

[BrianM-]

Firebirds!
Phoenix and dragons are proud of their little nephews and nieces

[mayhewfisher]

I hope the raptors in California aren't well read...

[Sylver_Echo]

BIRDS ARE NOT REAL! CIA MAKES SPY BIRDS 😂😂😂😂😂

[DarjaTruth]

Show it, and stop lying. We've seen nothing else, but your sattelite starting a fire.

[AlecMedina-dv]

Okay, who is waiting for the bird to pull out some matches and just light a fire?

[AlecMedina-dv]

They're going to blame the bird for man-made fires. Come on huh?😢

[katrina]

There's a bird that starts a fire with its beak and a stick; where are they?

[controlledchaos]

Wrong. They actually use bar matches that drunks drop when leaving the local pub. And I saw one of them actually use a bow and drill, although this is rare.

[chikenledum]

THAT SPARKS THE IMAGINATION 😅😂

BURNING DESIRExtinguish not an "up"-tion