There are of course some Australian birds that famously spread fire, so partial credit IMO.
Also, figuring out how to make fire is pretty hard. I’d argue it isn’t something “humans do” in general. It is one of the earliest examples of something that somebody figured out, (or maybe it was figured out independently in a couple different places) but mostly it is a taught skill.
Teaching and long distance running are our special abilities. In both cases other animals might do the thing, but we’re much better at it than they are.
IIRC that's more like a Australian media stunt from one single source, never verified or replicated.
There's this one guy trying to explain why there's wild fire and it's not any human's fault, which inadvertently caused a great debate "animals can utilize fire".
Also, figuring out how to make fire is pretty hard. I’d argue it isn’t something “humans do” in general. It is one of the earliest examples of something that somebody figured out, (or maybe it was figured out independently in a couple different places) but mostly it is a taught skill.
Teaching and long distance running are our special abilities. In both cases other animals might do the thing, but we’re much better at it than they are.