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If platypuses are the only mammals to lay eggs how can penguins lay eggs?
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∙ 14y ago
Penguins are not mammals. They are referred to as flightless birds. Therefore, they are egg laying.
It is also not true that platypuses are the only mammals to lay eggs. Echidnas (both the short beaked and the long beaked variety), like platypuses, are also monotremes, i.e. egg-laying mammals.
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Are platypuses and echidnas the only two mammals that lay eggs?
Yes. Platypuses and echidnas are the only monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.
Do agouti lay eggs?
No. Agouti are small mammals, and the only mammals which lay eggs are platypuses and echidnas.
Can chipmuncks lay eggs?
*face = palm* no they are mammals ther for no the only mammals that lay eggs are platypuses and echidnas
Does the walrus lay eggs?
No, it is a mammal that does not lay eggs.
Do warthogs lay eggs?
No. Warthogs are mammals and give birth to live young. The only mammals which lay eggs are platypuses and echidnas.
Are platypuses placental mammals?
No, platypuses are monotremes. This means they are mammals which lay eggs, instead of giving birth to live young. The only other monotreme is the echidna.
Do all female mammals lay eggs?
No. Only female platypuses and echidnas lay eggs. They belong to the group of mammals known as monotremes.
Does chimpanzees lay eggs or live birth?
Chimpanzees do not lay eggs. Chimpanzees are placental mammals, meaning they give birth to live young. The only egg-laying mammals (monotremes) are platypuses and echidnas.
Does mother pigs lay eggs or give birth to their baibies?
Pigs, like all mammals, give birth to live young. They do not lay eggs. (Platypuses are the only mammals that lay eggs.)
Do penguins lay eggs and are they mammals?
Penguins lay eggs, but they are not mammals. They are birds. The only two egg-laying mammals in existence are the platypusand the echidna, which are classed as monotremes.They are still classified as mammals because they feed their young on mothers' milk - a characteristic unique to mammals alone.
What Mammal lays eggs and flies?
Platypuses and echidnas are the only two egg-laying mammals. Neither of them flies.
Is an echidna one of the mammals that lays eggs?
Yes. The echidna is a monotreme, or egg-laying mammal. Platypuses and echidnas are the only egg-laying mammals.
