Animals taking advantage of fire

Cat Williams learns that humans aren’t the only species who use fire to their advantage. Some birds and cats know their way around a fire just as well.

Cat also has some fun drawing a tenuous link between fire and ants. We promise it’ll make sense.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned that this episode contains the name of a person who has died.

Full transcription and citations for the episode can be found here.

Credits

Host: Beth Maskall

Producer: Cat Williams

Guest experts: Dr Hugh McGregor, Mark Bonta, Reece Pianta

Executive producers: Michelle Aitken, Zaya Altangerel

Sound editing: Michelle Aitken, Zaya Altangerel, and Alyshia Gatani

Cover artwork: Gabriel Ibias

And a special thank you to Michael Gatt, Lisa Larsen-Henry and everyone who helped make this season possible.