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Are platapusses mammals

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It's considered a mammal (generally) because it has hair, mammary glands (nurses it's young), and is warmblooded (keeps a high body temperature).

Remember, classifications for animals were created by humans. You're going to have some of Darwin's oddities fall through the cracks.

The platypus, along with the echidna, fall into their own special group among mammals. They are called monotremes.

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Yes, it's a mammal.

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Monotremata Family: Ornithorhynchidae Genus: Ornithorhynchus Species: Ornithorhynchus anatinus

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yes they are they are mammals as humans are meaning they give live birth (don't lay eggs)

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Because they are warm-blooded, breath oxygen through air and have hair.

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Its a semi-aquatic egg-laying mammal

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yes, but you spelled it wrong

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