Do Australian birds know how to play with fire? Use this trick to "wait for the hunt" and the entire grassland becomes their BBQ.

Did you know? Some Australian raptors are actually known to use fire! The entire grassland was burned for their BBQ!

Today let's take a look at some interesting hunting facts about animals!

Killer whales exploit shark's weakness to prey on great white sharks

Great white sharks are the top predators in the ocean. They have countless sharp fangs and a keen sense of smell that can smell the smell of blood several kilometers away. Coupled with their instantaneous swimming speed of up to 56 kilometers, they are almost invincible in the ocean!

But they actually have a fatal weakness, that is, when they turn over, they will fall into a state called "catalepsy", where their muscles become stiff and their movements are paralyzed. If they do not turn over for too long, they may even die from hypoxia.

Killer whales take advantage of this weakness of sharks and use their super teamwork skills to disrupt the water flow and make the sharks turn over and unable to move. Facing such a powerful great white shark, the killer whale can still hunt easily without any damage. It is really a ruthless character!

Killer whales are representatives of the pinnacle of marine IQ. They can design various tactics according to different prey. Whether it is overturning sharks or storming the beach to catch seals, the hunting methods of killer whales are textbook level.

Livingston's cichlid pretends to be dead to deceive small fish

Everyone has seen animals pretend to be dead, usually to pretend that they are "not tasty or fresh" and to make predators lose interest. But livingston's cichlid doesn't take the ordinary route. He has only one purpose in pretending to be dead - to cheat food!

This little underwater actor will suddenly turn over and fall to the ground, looking like "My life is at risk", attracting curious small fish or scavenging fish to watch. When a small fish approaches, the fish will quickly turn around and pounce on its prey. The small fish is so frightened that it thinks the corpse has transformed. It is swallowed up before it can understand anything!

You can get free lunch by pretending to be dead every day. The livingston's cichlid is a master at pretending to be dead!

Australian raptors use the entire grassland as their BBQ

When it comes to animals that can use fire, many people's first thought may be humans. As everyone knows, in the Australian wilderness, some birds of prey, such as the black kite and brown kite, actually know how to "play with fire"!

They would pick up burning branches, fly somewhere else, drop the tinder, and successfully start a new fire.

Why do this? The answer is simple: fire allows small animals to flee in all directions, and these raptors wait on the periphery, or in other words, watch the fire and wait to hunt, catching those panicked insects and small animals. You basically treat the entire grassland or forest as your own BBQ!

There are hundreds of hunting methods in nature. These hunting methods also let us understand that under the law of survival of the fittest, being powerful is not necessarily king. Teamwork and Chile's victory are the real trump cards!