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Platypuses are one of only two types of mammals to lay eggs. Fertilised platypus eggs stay in the mother's body for around 28 days. The egg is incubated by the mother curling around it and keeping it warm and dry in the chamber of the burrow for another 10 days.
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∙ 12y agoFertilised platypus eggs stay in the mother's body for around 28 days. When they are laid, they incubate for another ten days before hatching.
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What animals hatch from eggs and have hair?
platypus
How many platypus babies hatch at once?
A female platypus lays one to three eggs, all of which are likely to hatch.
Does a platypus come from an egg?
yes platypuses lay eggs and they hatch from them.
What animals hatch eggs?
Birds, most fish and insects, and the platypus and echidna.
Does it takes more than two weeks for platypus eggs to hatch?
false because they hatch only 10 days
What are the two Australian animals that are the only mammals in the world that hatch from eggs?
platypus and echidna
Do mammals hatch eggs?
Most mammals do not hatch from eggs. However, there is a small group of egg-laying mammals which are known as monotremes. There are just three known species of monotremes: the platypus; the short-beaked echidna; and the long-beaked echidna.
Does a platypus lay eggs while giving birth?
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.
What kind of animals hatch out of eggs?
Most reptiles, amphibians, birds, most arthropods, the platypus, and the echidna.
Do raccoons hatch from eggs?
No. Raccoons are placental mammals. The only egg-laying mammals, or monotremes, are platypuses and echidnas.
How long does it take for a porcupine egg take to hatch?
Porcupines are mammals! They don't lay eggs?!?!
Do mammals hatch from eggs?
Most mammals do not hatch from eggs. However, there is a small group of egg-laying mammals which are known as monotremes. There are just three known species of monotremes: the platypus; the short-beaked echidna; and the long-beaked echidna.
