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The female platypus lays 3 or 4 eggs once a year. The Male does not.
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Do just female platypuses lay eggs?
Yes. Only female platypuses are able to lay eggs. This is the case with all egg-laying vertebrates.
Do platypuses have babies or eggs?
Despite being mammals, platypuses lay eggs. They are monotremes, that is, egg-laying mammals.
How often do platypuses reproduce?
Platypuses lay one to three eggs once a year.
Do platypuses lay hard eggs or soft eggs?
Yes; platypuses lay soft, leathery eggs rather than hard-shelled eggs.
Are platypuses hatched from eggs or born alive?
Platypuses are hatched from eggs. They are one of just two species of egg-laying mammals.
Do Platypuses Incubate?
Yes. Platypuses are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. Female platypuses incubate their eggs. They do this by curling tightly around the eggs for around ten says, until they hatch.
Why are platypuses like reptiles?
The only way in which platypuses are like reptiles is that they lay eggs.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of platypuses laying eggs?
a disadvantage is that there will be more platypuses and the advantage is that they will not be extinct.
Do all female mammals lay eggs?
No. Only female platypuses and echidnas lay eggs. They belong to the group of mammals known as monotremes.
What do ponies do lay eggs or have babies?
Ponies have babies, not eggs. All mammals except for platypuses and echidnas give birth to live young.
Do mamles lay eggs?
no they do not exept for platypuses.
How many platypuses can be born in one pregnancy?
Platypuses do not have pregnancy. Although they are mammals, they are monotremes, which is the small group of mammals which lay eggs. Platypuses lay between one and three eggs at a time, once a year.
