Durante gerações, comunidades aborígenes do norte da Austrália relataram que algumas aves de rapina espalham fogo de forma deliberada para facilitar a caça. Durante muito tempo, esses relatos foram tratados apenas como conhecimento tradicional, mas passaram a ser investigados cientificamente.
Em 2017, um estudo publicado no Journal of Ethnobiology, liderado pelo pesquisador Mark Bonta, reuniu múltiplas observações independentes feitas por bombeiros florestais, guardas ambientais, pesquisadores e moradores locais, documentando esse comportamento em três espécies:
Milhafre-pret0 (Milvus migrans)
Milhafre-assobiador (Haliastur sphenurus)
Falcão-pardo (Falco berigora)
Segundo o estudo, essas aves foram observadas carregando gravetos em chamas com o bico ou as garras e soltando-os em áreas secas, à frente de frentes ativas de incêndio, provocando novos focos de fogo. Esse comportamento faz com que pequenos animais fujam da vegetação, facilitando sua captura.
Os pesquisadores destacam que o conhecimento tradicional dos povos indígenas australianos, que chamam essas aves de “falcões do fogo” (firehawks), foi fundamental para orientar as investigações científicas sobre o fenômeno.
Remember when we learned that our wealthiest and most powerful people were connected to a guy who ran a literal child sex trafficking ring? And then that guy died mysteriously in a jail? And now we just don't talk about it.
This play determined both games. Seasons ended because of the officiating on whether this is a catch. A coach was fired. They have to get this right. Which one is it?
24 hours apart almost the exact same
Left: Ruled an NFL interception.
Right: Ruled an NFL catch, Adams is down by contact AND the refs take time to review it.
It’s getting harder to explain the rules of this league.
The Fourth Amendment does not, in fact, allow the government to arrest a person upon “reasonable suspicion.”
Where are the GOP constitutionalists? Fascism is the opposite of true American conservatism. Every Republican should be outraged by MAGA, Inc.’s assault on Americanism.
Bears fans, As loud as you were for opening day this year, as much energy as there was in the stadium, do you think Sunday you will be even louder when we rock the anthem for the @ChicagoBears vs @RamsNFL game? I bet so and I can’t wait!! #gobears#beardown
𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚: Green Bay #Packers fans have created a petition to make Ben Johnson issue an apology for his handling of the post game handshake.
The petition has 3,000 signatures already 🧀
(via @mikespofford)
Defend the Homeland. Protect the American way of life.
The nonstop lies and smears from the FAKE NEWS are meant to tear down our brave men and women who protect our homeland every day.
LEFT: IT’S MURDER.
RIGHT: IT’S DOMESTIC TERRORISM.
REALITY: Two human beings panicked in a high pressure situation where so many things could have and should have gone differently.
Regardless of how you felt about Rob Reiner, this is inappropriate and disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered. I guess my elected GOP colleagues, the VP, and White House staff will just ignore it because they’re afraid? I challenge anyone to defend it.