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water hole

noun as in swimming hole

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The same was true of the time that animals spent at water holes: they usually stayed longer when lion sounds were played to them than when human voices were heard.

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Scientists played recordings of people talking normally through speakers hidden at water holes in the Kruger National Park.

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Panting after chasing the impala now in its jaws, a leopard drags its prey to a shady spot beside a water hole.

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“If you do use artificial watering holes, it has to be a commitment to essentially manage the water hole forever,” he said.

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A water hole they’ve dug in desperation hasn’t conserved a drop.

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