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Platypuses and echidnas are each distinct species. They do not "break apart".
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What word is to described the platypuses and echidnas?
Platypuses and echidnas are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.
Are platypuses and echidnas the only two mammals that lay eggs?
Yes. Platypuses and echidnas are the only monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.
What is the other monotreme?
Platypuses and echidnas are both monotremes.
Who are platypus related to?
Platypuses are monotremes and their nearest relatives are Echidnas.
Can platypuses give birth?
No. Platypuses, like echidnas, are monotremes, meaning they are egg-laying mammals. Baby platypuses hatch from soft, leathery eggs.
What make monotremes extraordinary creature?
Monotremes are extraordinary because they are egg-laying mammals, with the young suckling mothers' milk. Apart from echidnas and platypuses, no other mammals lay eggs.
Are dolphins monotremes?
No: dolphins are placental mammals. The only monotremes are platypuses and echidnas.
A mammal that produces shelled eggs is a?
A monotreme. Monotremes consist of platypuses and echidnas.
Do monotremes have fur?
Yes. Both types of monotremes - platypuses and echidnas - have fur and lay eggs. In addition, echidnas have sharp spines, but these protrude from its body through a layer of thick fur.
Why can platypuses lay eggs but other mammals can't?
Platypuses and echidnas are both egg-laying mammals, of the unique order monotremata, or monotremes.
Are platypuses and echidnas reptiles?
No. Echidnas and platypuses are Mammals, not reptiles. They are unique egg-laying mammals known as moniemes. 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. 5. They have a flexible neck with seven cervical vertebrae. 6. Platypuses and echidnas show enhanced neocortex development. 7. Sound is produced by the larynx (a modified region of the trachea). 8. Limbs are oriented vertically 9. Like all mammals, they have a heart with 4 chambers. 10. Internal temperature is generally high.
Are monotremes covered in skin?
Monotremes are covered with skin, but over the skin they have fur. Both platypuses and echidnas have fur, and echidnas also has sharp spines.
