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A common misconception associated with watering holes is that, due to the common need for water, predator animals will not attack prey animals in the vicinity of the watering hole. This trope was exploited, for example, by Rudyard Kipling in The Jungle Book, which describes a "truce" at the watering hole as a plot point. [14]
The video was shot in September 2004 at the Transport Dam watering hole in Kruger National Park, South Africa, during a safari guided by Frank Watts. It was filmed by videographer David Budzinski and photographer Jason Schlosberg.
Kori bustards have been observed to behave aggressively to non-threatening animals at watering holes, as they may raise their crests, open their wings and peck aggressively. They have been seen acting aggressively towards red-crested korhaans ( Eupodotis ruficrista ), springbok ( Antidorcas marsupialis ), plains zebra ( Equus quagga ), and ...
The hippo even walked back down to the water with a little swagger and head held high! Explore.org says in the video's overlay that normally it's the most dominant hippo that runs other animals ...
During hot summer months, they will find a body of water and just relax in it, whether it’s a large pond or river like this one, a small stream, or even a simple tub.
Birds need the water to clean their feathers and keep them parasite-free. Larger animals like bears use the water to keep their bodies cool. Arizona is in a sustained drought.
Some of the events of "The Watering Hole" were based on Holtz's own research, such as the scenes featuring an Allosaurus whose lower jaw was wounded by the tail of a sauropod. [9] Most species in this show were scientifically reported to Portugal by the Portuguese paleontologist Octávio Mateus. Not all animals featured in the finished program ...
The paths animals made to natural mineral licks and watering holes became the hunting paths predators and early humans used for hunting. It is hypothesized that these salt and water paths became trails and later roads for early humans.