Which animal can be seen basking near water bodies?

Correct answer: Crocodile

The direct answer is A: crocodile. Basking means resting in sunlight to warm the body. A crocodile is an ectothermic, or cold-blooded, animal, so its body temperature is strongly affected by the surrounding environment. After staying in water, it may come onto a riverbank, lake edge or sandbank and lie in the sun. This is why it is commonly seen basking near water bodies. Option A is correct because crocodiles live in or beside freshwater habitats and use sunlight for warming. Option B, yak, is a high-altitude mammal adapted to cold mountain conditions; it is not characteristically described as basking beside water. Option C, camel, is adapted to dry deserts and is not normally associated with water margins for basking. Option D, peacock, may sit or stand in open places, but “basking near water bodies” is a standard association with crocodiles, not peafowl. The clue combines two ideas: water habitat and sun-warming behaviour. Memory cue: crocodile equals water, riverbank and sun.