Firestarter: They set the land ablaze from the sky – and then wait for their prey to run - BBC Wildlife Magazine discoverwildlife.com/animal-fa

Settlers: Did you know sometimes hawks spread fire?

Locals: You mean the firehawks?

Settlers: No, these are real things we’ve observed, not myths.

Locals: Right. The firehawks.

Settlers: But now we’ve actually seen them!

Locals: Here’s a detailed description we wrote in a book 60 years ago.

Settlers: I bet we get an award for this!

Locals: …

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