water hole

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Recent Examples of water hole Hang Trail Cameras Over Scrapes Short of a corn pile or isolated water hole, the best way to take inventory of the deer in your area is by hanging cameras over large community scrapes. Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 17 Oct. 2024 There are five water holes operated by mechanical pumps. Mazuba Kapambwe, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2024 Grasses were green, water holes full, and creeks were flowing in several drainages throughout the Karoo. Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 11 July 2024 When the females had cubs, in contrast, males were more likely to encounter potential rivals on the edges of their territory or around water holes. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024 The Maya viewed such subterranean features and water holes—like the nearby Sacred Cenote—as connections to the underworld. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 June 2024 In an interview, Ms. Andrade Ramírez said that after close examination of a 50-foot-deep water hole in La Bocana beach, near the town of Santo Tomás, Mexican authorities found three male bodies early on Friday. Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, New York Times, 4 May 2024 Only instead of taking place in a suburban convention center, it's held in a delightfully classic, very remote tented camp in an acacia grove overlooking a water hole with a resident hippo. Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024 For their experiment, the team placed camera traps and loudspeakers at water holes in the national park, which allowed the researchers to influence and record the behavior of a total of 19 mammal species. Daniel Lingenhöhl, Scientific American, 18 Oct. 2023
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Noun
  • By Zoë Schlanger When delegates of the world gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, next week for the most important yearly meeting on climate change, their meetings will overlook a reeking lake, polluted by the oil fields on the other side.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • With warm fall days, hundreds of vineyards to explore, close access to ski slopes during the winter, outdoor activities on the lakes and in the mountains the rest of the year and a year-round foodie culture, the Okanagan has something for all types of vacationers.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • His commission provides water to about one-third of New Jersey, and its main reservoir, the Wanaque Reservoir, was at 45% capacity Wednesday.
    Melissa Chan, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Highland Park The historic neighborhood of this five-bedroom home is named for its vast park, which includes trails, reservoirs, the zoo, and the aquarium.
    The Week Staff, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The whale is a cartoonish bright blue, and sits on an idyllic pond full of fish and turtles.
    Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The recommendation comes days after the city fixed a leaky Brooklyn hydrant that fed a homespun goldfish pond on the sidewalk.
    Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The lagoon at the exit to the mall even features a spectacular fountain show developed by WET Design, the company behind the Bellagio fountains in Las Vegas.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The discovery occurred in the southeastern state of Campeche, and archaeologists have named it Valeriana, after a nearby freshwater lagoon.
    Anna Lagos, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024

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“Water hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/water%20hole. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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