What is Sun tanning?
{{no sources|date=June 2023}} [[File:People on the beach, Gili Trawangan (island), Indonesia.jpg|thumb|People sunbathing on a beach]] '''Sun tanning''' or '''basking''', sometimes also known as '''sunbathing''' or '''sun bathing''', is a [[Thermoregulation|thermoregulatory]] or comfort behaviour used by animals, especially [[bird]]s, [[reptile]]s, and [[insect]]s. It helps raise [[body temperature]], reduces the energy needed for temperature maintenance, or provides comfort. It may also have additional functions of ridding animals of [[ectoparasite]]s, [[bacteria]], or excess [[moisture]]. {{stub}} [[Category:Skin]] [[Category:Sun]]