QuickCheck: Do some birds intentionally start wildfires?

Caption: Hawks hunting in and around a controlled brushfire, Mount Etna Caves National Park, Central Queensland. The birds are a mixture of Black Kites and Whistling Kites. - Courtesy of Mark Marathon (CC BY-SA 3.0)

THE world is home to thousands of bird species, each known for their remarkable intelligence and cognitive abilities.

We are all familiar with "The Crow And The Pitcher" from Aesop’s Fable, where a thirsty crow uses stones to raise the water level in a pitcher.