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What are the advantages and disadvantages of platypuses laying eggs?
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∙ 12y ago
a disadvantage is that there will be more platypuses and the advantage is that they will not be extinct.
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Why do male platypuses have babies?
Male platypuses do not have babies.Only the female can have young, and she does so by laying eggs. Platypuses are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.
Do platypuses have babies or eggs?
Despite being mammals, platypuses lay eggs. They are monotremes, that is, egg-laying mammals.
Are platypuses hatched from eggs or born alive?
Platypuses are hatched from eggs. They are one of just two species of egg-laying mammals.
Do just female platypuses lay eggs?
Yes. Only female platypuses are able to lay eggs. This is the case with all egg-laying vertebrates.
Do Platypuses Incubate?
Yes. Platypuses are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. Female platypuses incubate their eggs. They do this by curling tightly around the eggs for around ten says, until they hatch.
Do platypuses hatch out of eggs?
The platypus of Australia is hatched from eggs. As one of only three species of monotreme, or egg-laying mammal, it shares this unusual trait with the short-beaked echidna, also of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna of New Guinea.
Do platypuses reproduce by laying eggs?
Yes. Platypuses are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals, so they do not give birth to live young. The only other monotreme is the echidna.
Can platypuses give birth?
No. Platypuses, like echidnas, are monotremes, meaning they are egg-laying mammals. Baby platypuses hatch from soft, leathery eggs.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of egg laying?
Advantages : If the parents die the babies have a better chance of living. The shell protects the baby More eggs can be layed Disadvantages : The babies can be easily taken by preditors
Are platypuses and echidnas the only two mammals that lay eggs?
Yes. Platypuses and echidnas are the only monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.
If platypuses are the only mammals to lay eggs how can penguins lay eggs?
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.
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.
