Assertion: alligator | /r/CapableOf | bask in the sun
Facets:
value: to increase its body temperature
type: PURPOSE
value: to get heat
type: PURPOSE
value: like most aquatic reptiles
type: OTHER
value: to thermoregulate
type: PURPOSE
value: regularly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Alligator regularly basks in the sun to increase its body temperature (to warm its blood and increase motility).
text: Like most aquatic reptiles, gators must bask in the sun to thermoregulate.
text: They bask under sun to get heat.
text: To warm themselves, alligators bask in the sun, which is when they are frequently observed on the banks of water bodies.
text: They also spend considerable time on land, basking in the sun to control their body temperature, or hunting for food.