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Australian forests evolved to burn every few years. Any megafauna living in Australia would know how to survive a forest fire (as modern fauna in Australia does
by marcus_holmes 3y ago
Australian forests evolved to burn every few years. Any megafauna living in Australia would know how to survive a forest fire (as modern fauna in Australia does), because they'd experience them regularly.
- genter 3y agoA fire burns out the brush, making it easier to see what you are hunting, and easier to chase after it.
- jojobas 3y ago>Australian forests evolved to burn every few years. Except that seems to have happened after they started burning them. >Any megafauna living in Australia would know how to survive a forest fire (as modern fauna in Australia does), because they'd experience them regularly. As per above, not really. Also as many animals worldwide experienced, surviving a bush fire is not as hard as surviving a bald ape with a pointed stick. https://theconversation.com/how-aboriginal-burning-changed-australias-climate-4454 https://theconversation.com/how-aboriginal-burning-changed-a...