Does the risk of encountering lions influence African herbivore behaviour at waterholes?

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Collective Vigilance in the Greater Kudu: Towards a Better Understanding of Synchronization Patterns (2012, methodology): “Kudus do indeed avoid waterholes when lions are in the vicinity (Valeix et al. 2009).”
Effects of predation risk on group size, vigilance, and foraging behavior in an African ungulate community (2014, background): “Two of 5 ungulate species in Hwange National Park altered their group sizes in response to the presence of lions (Valeix et al. 2009), and all 5 approached waterholes more slowly when the risk of predation by lions was high (Valeix et al.”
African ungulates and their drinking problems: hunting and predation risks constrain access to water (2012, unknown): “Previous studies in this ecosystem have shown that greater kudus are particularly responsive to the immediate risk of predation by lions (Valeix et al. 2009b; Périquet et al. 2010).”
Spatiotemporal patterns of lion space use in a human-dominated landscape (2015, background): “Behavioural responses to predation risk shown by herbivores and mesocarnivores suggest temporal partitioning of habitats and resources can be a strategy to reduce predation risk (Durant, 1998; Harrington et al., 2009; Kronfeld-Schor & Dayan, 2003; Linnell & Strand, 2000; Valeix et al., 2009).”