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A female platypus lays eggs which later hatch into young platypuses. The platypus is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal, a characteristic shared only with the two species of echidna.
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What are two mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young?
Echidna and platypus.
What is the one thing that the platypus is different from the other animals?
It lays eggs while other animals give birth.
Is a platypus multicellular?
Yes, they are an egg-laying mammal. A platypus is indeed an example of a monotreme. Though it is a mammal it lays eggs rather than giving birth.
What non mammals give live birth?
You mean, what mammals lay eggs rather than giving live birth? The only mammals that lay eggs are the five species of monotremes: the platypus, and four species of echidnas.
What is a monotreme and what is its method of birth?
Monotremes are egg-laying mammals: this, they reproduce by laying eggs, not by giving birth. The only known monotremes are the platypus, short-beaked echidna, and the long-beaked echidna.
Who is the animal that gives both eggs and birth?
I think its the platypus and the echidna
What characteristics do the bear lion and house cats have that the platypus does not have?
They give birth to live babies, but the platypus lays eggs.
What characteristics do the bear lion and house cat have that the platypus does not?
They give birth to live babies, but the platypus lays eggs.
What characteristics do the bear lion and have house cats have that the platypus does not have?
They give birth to live babies, but the platypus lays eggs.
What characteristics do bear lion and house cats have that that platypus does not have?
They give birth to live babies, but the platypus lays eggs.
Does the mother Platypus lay eggs or does she give birth to live young?
The mother platypus lays eggs.She does not give birth to the young.Perry The Platopuss was born from a egg.
What land mammal has external birth?
If you mean by eggs, just the platypus and echidna.
