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Does the spiny anteater and platypus lay eggs?
Yes. The correct name for the spiny anteater is echidna. The echidna and the platypus are both egg-laying mammals. They are known as monotremes.
How many lungs do platypus have?
The platypus has two lungs, like all mammals do.
Are the spiny anteater and platypus amphibians?
The "spiny anteater" is only a nickname for echidna. Echidnas and platypuses are monotremes which means egg laying mammals.
Which animal embryo grows inside a shell?
platypus and spinney anteater
How are the spiny anteater and the platypus different from other mammals?
The correct name for the spiny anteater is echidna. The echidna and platypus are different from other mammals because they are the only egg-laying mammals. All other mammals, both placentals and marsupials, give live birth.
Does a platypus have lungs?
Yes. The platypus is a mammal and all mammals have lungs. Even marine mammals such as dolphins and whales must use lungs to breathe. When swimming, the platypus must surface regularly to breathe.
Does a platypus breath with lungs?
Yes.
Why is a spiny anteater and a platypus called mammals?
The spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, and the platypus are both monotremes. Monotremes are egg-laying mammals. There are several reasons why platypuses and echidnas are classified as mammals. 1. Platypuses and echidnas have fur (all mammals have fur, skin or hair). 2. They breathe using lungs (not gills). 3. They are warm blooded. 4. The main reason is that they suckle their young on mothers' milk.
Who is the spiny ant eater related to?
The spiny anteater or echidna is most closely related to the platypus.
Does a platypus breathe through gills?
No. Platypuses have lungs.
Is the anteater a egg-laying mammal?
No. The only egg-laying mammals are the platypus and the echidna, both native to Australia.
Does the female or male Platypus have a poisonous spur?
Definitely the giant anteater would be much more dangerous. A platypus would only pose a danger if it is improperly handled. However, an angry or threatened giant anteater is capable of disemboweling a human with one swipe of its front claws.
