A cold blooded reptile basking on a warm rock is being warmed by the sun's heat.
Radiation
By absorbing heat from its surroundings. In the wild, this would involve basking on a rock under the warm sun. In captivity, relying on artificial heat sources provided by reptile keepers.
No, it is an animal, a reptile.
Basking is usually associated with laying out in the sun. Maybe on A rock or warm land. It is to expose yourself to warmth. Most likely with Reptiles and us humans. As in "Tanning".
No, the road runner is not coldblooded. It is a bird. They are not lizards or snakes which must lie out on a rock to soak up warmth
Reptile names beginning with A:AlbertAlexAliciaAlvinAlleyAlligatorAva
A global flooding.
· Anaconda · American Alligator · African Rock Python · Angonoka Tortoise
· Anaconda · American Alligator · African Rock Python · Angonoka Tortoise
· Anaconda · American Alligator · African Rock Python · Angonoka Tortoise
A reptile using ectothermic methods of controlling its body temperature. These methods include things like keeping in the shade and lying on a hot rock in the sun.
Water dish, substrate, somewhere to hide, heat source, thermostat, something to climb on and a basking rock are the essentials !