Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) spend a large portion of their day basking on hot lava rocks warming themselves in the hot sun.

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Location: Galapagos islands, Ecuador
Photo credit: © Anton Sorokin / Alamy / Afripics
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