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Yes. Platypuses and echidnas are the only monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.

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Q: Are platypuses and echidnas the only two mammals that lay eggs?
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Do agouti lay eggs?

No. Agouti are small mammals, and the only mammals which lay eggs are platypuses and echidnas.


Can chipmuncks lay eggs?

*face = palm* no they are mammals ther for no the only mammals that lay eggs are platypuses and echidnas


Do warthogs lay eggs?

No. Warthogs are mammals and give birth to live young. The only mammals which lay eggs are platypuses and echidnas.


Do all female mammals lay eggs?

No. Only female platypuses and echidnas lay eggs. They belong to the group of mammals known as monotremes.


Does chimpanzees lay eggs or live birth?

Chimpanzees do not lay eggs. Chimpanzees are placental mammals, meaning they give birth to live young. The only egg-laying mammals (monotremes) are platypuses and echidnas.


What Mammal lays eggs and flies?

Platypuses and echidnas are the only two egg-laying mammals. Neither of them flies.


If platypuses are the only mammals to lay eggs how can penguins lay eggs?

Penguins are not mammals. They are referred to as flightless birds. Therefore, they are egg laying. It is also not true that platypuses are the only mammals to lay eggs. Echidnas (both the short beaked and the long beaked variety), like platypuses, are also monotremes, i.e. egg-laying mammals.


Is an echidna one of the mammals that lays eggs?

Yes. The echidna is a monotreme, or egg-laying mammal. Platypuses and echidnas are the only egg-laying mammals.


Why do pademelons lay eggs?

Pademelons do not lay eggs. They are marsupials, and no marsupials lay eggs. The only egg-laying mammals are the monotremes, which include just platypuses and echidnas.


Are platypuses egg laying mammals?

Yes.Platypuses, along with echidnas, are the only known egg-laying mammals, or monotremes. They lay soft-shelled, leathery eggs.


Is kitna a mammal that lay eggs?

Echidnas, also called spiny anteaters, are mammals native to Australia and New Guinea which are notable for laying eggs rather than bearing live young. The echidna and the platypus are believed to be the only egg-laying mammals to still exist.


Do borugos lay eggs?

No. Borugo rodents are placental mammals, meaning they give birth to live young. The only egg-laying mammals (monotremes) are platypuses and echidnas.