Nobody would ever skip class again if biology teachers told their pupils about these animals and their bizarre habits. Even scientists would be shocked by the incredible information we learned about the animal kingdom. You will see these animals’ true diversity and amazingness after reading about them.

8. In order to drive rodents out of their burrows, sparrowhawks light grass on fire.

It may surprise you to learn that certain birds are in charge of starting wildfires. Zoologists have seen sparrowhawks and other predatory birds in Australia tossing burning sticks over parched grass with their talons. By doing this, grass fires are started, which force their prey to emerge from hiding.