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Monotremes are egg laying mammals. They have just one external opening, the cloaca, for both waste elimination and for reproduction. The cloaca leads to the urinary, faecal and reproductive tracks, all of which join internally, and it is the orifice by which the female monotreme lays her eggs.
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Are monotremes real?
Yes, monotremes are real.
How are monotremes and marsupials the same?
Monotremes and marsupials are both mammals. They are warm-blooded vertebrates which have fur and breathe using lungs (instead of gills). As they are mammals, they both feed their young on mothers' milk.
Is a blue whale a monotremes?
No a Blue Whale is Not a monotremes.
How are monotremes and other mammals the same?
Monotremes are mammals; therefore they share many similarities: they are warm-blooded, have hair, possess high metabolisms - all characteristics that define what a mammal is. The defining characteristic of a mammal is that it suckles its young on mothers' milk, and monotremes certainly do this.The key difference between the two is that monotremes reproduce by laying eggs rather than give birth.
Do monotremes eat their young?
Monotremes never eat their young.
What mammal is a monotreme?
Monotremes are egg laying mammals, the platypus and the echidna are the only two monotremes.
Do monotremes have lungs or gills?
Monotremes are mammals; therefore they have lungs, not gills.
What phylum includes eutherians and monotremes?
Eutherians and monotremes are in the phylum Chordata.
Do monotremes have short internal development?
No, monotremes do not have short internal development.
What kind of reproduction do monotremes have?
Monotremes are unique for being egg laying mammals.
Do monotremes have live birth?
No. Monotremes are an unusual group of mammals which lay eggs.
Monotremes is a term used for?
Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs, such as the Echidna and the Platypus.
