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No. Platypuses and echidnaslay eggs. They are members of the order Monotremata, so they are known as monotremes. There is just one species of platypus and two species of echidnas: the short-beaked echidna of Australia and the long-beaked echidna of New Guinea. There are three sub-species of the long-beaked echidna.
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∙ 13y agoOther than the platypus, the only other egg-laying mammal is the echidna, sometimes known by the nickname of spiny anteater.
There are two species of echidna - the short-beaked echidna of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna of Papua New Guinea, of which there are several sub-species.
The platypus and the echidna are both egg-laying mammals, or monotremes. They are still classified as mammals because they feed their young on mothers' milk - a characteristic unique to mammals alone.
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∙ 12y agoNo. Nor is the platypus the only mammal to lay eggs.
There are two types of egg-laying mammals. The platypusand the echidna are both egg-laying mammals, or monotremes. They are still classified as mammals because they feed their young on mothers' milk - a characteristic unique to mammals alone.
There are just three known species of egg-laying mammals, or monotremes. They are the platypus and short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna (Zaglosssus bruijni) of Papua New Guinea. The echidna is sometimes called the spiny anteater, and there are several sub-species of the long-beaked echidna: the Western long-beaked echidna, Sir David's long-beaked echidna and the Eastern long-beaked echidna.
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∙ 12y agoThe echidna is the only other egg-laying mammal besides the platypus. There are two species of echidna: the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna (Zaglosssus bruijni) of Papua New Guinea. The echidna is sometimes called the spiny anteater, and there are several sub-species of the long-beaked echidna: the Western long-beaked echidna, Sir David's long-beaked echidna and the Eastern long-beaked echidna.
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∙ 12y agoNo, Echidnas can lay eggs too. Platypuses and Echidnas are the only two mammals that can lay eggs.
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∙ 10y agoNo. The echidna, with four living species, is another animal that lays eggs.
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∙ 10y agoNo, the echidna does as well.
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What is the craziest animal you can think of?
Platypus cause they are the only mamals that lay eggs
What sea animal does not have babies?
If you mean mammals platypus are the only mammals that lay eggs!!
Does a male platypus lay eggs?
No; only the female can lay eggs, as with all vertebrate species which lay eggs. The female platypus lays the egg and incubates it. The male has nothing to do with the young.
Which animal does not lay eggs nor deliver a baby?
platypus
What animal live in water lay eggs and has hair?
platypus
What are Furred animals which lay eggs?
The only furred animals which lay eggs are the three species of mammals which lay eggs, known as monotremes. The only known monotremes are the platypus, the short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna.
Do Hedgehog lay eggs?
No. Hedgehogs do not lay eggs. Only two mammals do: the echidna and the platypus.
Do white rhinos lay eggs?
No. Rabbits do not lay eggs. They are placental mammals. The only mammals which lay eggs are the monotremes, which include the platypus and the echidna.
Is a platypus a cartilaginous fish?
No, a platypus is a mammal that lays eggs. It's a Monotreme. A platypus and the echidna are the only mammals in the world that lay eggs.
What about what was the mammal that lays eggs?
The only egg-laying mammals are those in the order Monotremata.There are just three species of animal in this order, and they are the platypus, short-beaked echidna (both of Australia) and the long-beaked echidna (found in New Guinea).
What are Platypus children?
Platypus lay eggs.
Does marlins lay eggs?
Marlin and Platypus lay eggs
