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The most popular months for the park’s one million annual visitors, this is also the season when wildlife is most active; animals like alligators, deer, and wading birds congregate around lingering water holes.—Matt Kirouac, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Jan. 2023 The water hole was surrounded by palm trees and sand dunes during the late Cretaceous period, but since then, the environment has changed drastically.—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025 Water Holes Canyon The name Water Holes Canyon is a bit fanciful as there no significant permanent water holes here.—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 9 Nov. 2024 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
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