A member of the platinum group of metals which, unsurprisingly, includes platinum, rhodium is most commonly found mixed with other platinum group metals. This makes it difficult to extract, which can only increase its value.
What is a reptile? Reptiles are animals that are cold-blooded. Most reptiles lay eggs and their skin is covered with hard, dry scales. What does cold-blooded mean? Animals that are cold-blooded don't automatically maintain a constant body temperature. They have to lay out in the sun to keep their body heat up.
Learn more about mammals at the Los Angeles Zoo. Reptiles are cold-blooded, usually egg-laying vertebrates (animals with backbones). Their skin is covered with scales or plates. Unlike mammal young, which are dependent upon their mothers for some time after birth, most reptiles are independent from day one.