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Platypus & Echidna are the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. It is the sole living representative of its family (Ornithorhynchidae) and genus (Ornithorhynchus), though a number of related species have been found in the fossil record.
The unusual appearance of this egg-laying, venomous, duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed mammal baffled European naturalists when they first encountered it, with some considering it an elaborate fraud. It is one of the few venomous mammals, the male platypus having a spur on the hind foot that delivers a venom capable of causing severe pain to humans.
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Do mammals lay eggs on land?
Most mammals give birth to live young. The only mammals which lay eggs - the platypus and the echidna - are known as monotremes. The platypus lays its eggs on land, in a chamber at the end of a long burrow it digs in the riverbank or creek bank. The echidna actually develops a rudimentary pouch into which it lays a single egg during breeding season.
What do you call a female cattle that lays eggs?
Cattle are mammals, they give birth to live young, and do not lay eggs.
Do mammals lay their eggs on land or sea?
Most mammals do not lay eggs at all, but give birth to live young. The only mammals which lay eggs - the platypus and the echidna - are known as monotremes. The platypus lays its eggs on land, in a chamber at the end of a long burrow it digs in the riverbank or creek bank. The echidna actually develops a rudimentary pouch into which it lays a single egg during breeding season.
What is the difference between viviparous oviviparous and oviparous?
Chicken is oviparous as it lays egg which later on develops in an embryo. In viviparous condition the new organism is directly delivered from the mother an in case of mammals.
What makes an echidna different from other mammals?
It lays its young in eggs.
Are bees with hair mammals?
No, Bumblebees are not mammals. a bumblebee is an insect that has an exoskeleton, and unlike mammals which give live birth to their young, lays eggs that hatch into larvae.
Does dolphin lays eggs?
No, dolphins are placental mammals and have live births.
Is a lizard a reptiles or mammals?
A lizard is a reptile for several reasons. It is cold-blooded, unlike mammals which are warm-blooded. Also, it lays eggs, whereas mammals do not, and it also does not have hair, which mammals do.
Is sea turtles mammals?
A sea turtle is not a mammal because it lays eggs
Do pig lays eggs?
No. Pigs are mammals, and therefore give birth to live young.
Name one mammal which lays eggs?
Egg laying mammals are the mammals classified as monotremes. These include the Platypus and various species of Echidna.
What animal with spines lays eggs?
The echidna is an animal which lays eggs. The echidna is covered in spines. Like platypuses, echidnas are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.
