Like all crocodilians, Gangetic gharials regulate their body temperature using external heat sources. They warm their enormous bodies, which can grow to 15 to 20 feet in length, by basking on sandbanks, making it an important daily activity. Both temperature and light are important environmental cues for basking. However, a recent study on captive Gangetic […]
Like all crocodilians, Gangetic gharials regulate their body temperature using external heat sources. They warm their enormous bodies, which can grow to 15 to 20 feet in length, by basking on sandbanks, making it an important daily activity. Both temperature and light are important environmental cues for basking. However, a recent study on captive Gangetic […]
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