Define the key term sinkhole, explain how a sinkhole forms, and give an example you researched.

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In addition to the removal of the water, the sinkhole also took with it birds, fish and alligators, basically anything that was in the water at the time. Jess Van Dyke, a biologist with the Bureau of Invasive Plant Management, was in the area when the event took place...
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Jess Van Dyke, a biologist with the Bureau of Invasive Plant Management, was in the area when the event took place. To quote Van Dyke, “It was spectacular: animals trying to scramble out; a whirlpool of gators, birds and bass went down the hole.” Lake Jackson is one of Florida’s disappearing lakes...
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