Episode 19: Animal "Tails" - Stories of Animal Arsonists

On this Episode of Crime to Burn, we cover what happens when good animals go bad. From feathered friends joining together to commit arson to beavers chewing their way into felonious behavior, and even the offspring of dear old Smokey the Bear burning down cabins, we're bringing you a series of tails... er tales about animals that started fires. And before you go thinking that all animal-involved conflagrations are accidental and lack intent, you better listen because there is one particular animal that scientists believe intentionally sets fires. Join us to hear all about arsonists of the animal world on Crime to Burn.  Be sure to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and X. We'd appreciate a 5-star rating and review on whatever platform you use to listen.  Background Music: Ass Blaster Scarab by Not Notoriously Coordinated Sources used: https://phys.org/news/2016-04-echidnas-survive.html   https://www.badancient.com/claims/incendiary-pigs/   https://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/local/projects/gondhia/history.html   https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/butler-county-family-believes-fire-that-left-them-homeless-was-sparked-by-their-pet-pig/ELJUIU2Q3VFWXB4YFOTPRPMDMI/   https://www.firerescue1.com/fire-attack/articles/curious-pig-blamed-for-starting-ny-barn-fire-uuFMF7rWHESu7TlX/   https://www.postandcourier.com/ap/pig-blamed-for-setting-south-carolina-deputys-home-on-fire/article_af227264-ea20-11e6-907a-57579d7f37df.html   https://greatchicagofire.org/oleary-legend/   https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2021/10/considering-history-mrs-olearys-cow-didnt-start-the-great-chicago-fire-why-does-it-matter/   https://www.yahoo.com/news/cat-blamed-starting-fire-during-150403331.html#:~:text=An%20Ohio%20woman%20says%20her,burner%2C%20Jordan%20Miller%20News%20reported.   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10366405/Arsonist-cats-blame-100-house-fires-turn-touch-sensitive-cookers.html   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Sipek   https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/5z4plg/til_steve_sipek_who_played_tarzan_in_tarzan_and/   https://nypost.com/2015/11/11/forget-smokey-bear-elephants-are-now-fighting-forest-fires/   https://kmph.com/news/local/bears-on-a-rampage-local-homeowners-at-camp-nelson-demand-action-after-cabin-incineration   https://cdllife.com/2019/falling-bear-blamed-for-highway-fire-destruction-of-cop-car/   https://www.clarkpest.com/residential-service-blog-old/ants-cause-fire-$80-000-in-damages-get-ant-control#:~:text=When%20the%20ants%20hit%20an,wires%20become%20an%20insect%20highway.   https://www.firefighternation.com/wildland/ants-blamed-for-650-acre-fort-davis-tx-wildland-fire/#gref   https://www.recordcourier.com/news/2001/dec/19/washington-state-fire-blamed-on-incinerated-grassh/#:~:text=A%20grasshopper%20that%20jumped%20on,the%20area's%20wildfire%20coordination%20agency.   https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230922-these-la-goats-help-stop-wildfires   https://www.firehouse.com/home/news/10469822/alligator-blamed-for-starting-pennsylvania-fire   https://www.firehouse.com/home/news/10508473/meowing-frog-prompts-8-hour-search-of-florida-home   https://www.iawfonline.org/article/when-prescribed-fire-faces-a-plague-of-pigs/     https://wildfiretoday.com/tag/animal-arson/page/4/   https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/do-rhinos-really-stomp-out-fires.htm   https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-ethnobiology/volume-37/issue-4/0278-0771-37.4.700/Intentional-Fire-Spreading-by-Firehawk-Raptors-in-Northern-Australia/10.2993/0278-0771-37.4.700.full   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_pig   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Sipek   https://911animalabuse.com/steve-sipek-tarzan/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_beetle https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/could-any-creature-evolve-to-breathe-fire-like-a-dragon https://corvidresearch.blog/tag/crows-stealing-candles/ https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-ethnobiology/volume-37/issue-4/0278-0771-37.4.700/Intentional-Fire-Spreading-by-Firehawk-Raptors-in-Northern-Australia/10.2993/0278-0771-37.4.700.full