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All monotremes lay eggs. Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs. There are just two known monotremes, the platypus and the echidna, although there are two species of echidna.
- Platypus - indigenous to Australia alone
- Short-beaked echidna, sometimes known as the spiny anteater - found in Australia and a small region in New Guinea.
- Long-beaked echidna - found in the New Guinea highlands
There are three 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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A monotreme is a mammal that?
A monotreme is a mammal that lays eggs.
How do you spell monotreme?
That is the correct spelling of "monotreme" (a mammal that lays eggs).
How do you use monotreme in a sentence?
A Duck-billed Platypus is an Australian example of a monotreme, a mammal that lays eggs.
What is a monotrem?
A monotreme is a type of mammal that lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young. The platypus and echidna are the only existing monotreme species. They are unique in the animal kingdom for their combination of reptilian and mammalian characteristics.
What is a enchidna?
It is a monotreme, or mammal that lays eggs. It is sometimes known as a spiny anteater.
Is a bear monotreme?
No; a bear is not a monotreme. A monotreme is a mammal which lays eggs. Bears do not lay eggs, but give birth to live young. There are only three monotremes: the platypus, the short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna.
Are monkeys monotremes?
Monkeys are not monotremes. A monotreme is a mammal that lays eggs. You must have thought of mammal.
How is an echidina born?
An echidna is a monotreme (egg laying mammal). The female lays eggs that hatch.
If an echidna is not a mammal or marsupial it is what?
An echidna IS a mammal. It is an egg-laying mammal, known as a monotreme,
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.
Does echinds have four legs?
If by "echind" you mean "echidna", the monotreme mammal (it lays eggs), it does indeed have four legs.
What is a organism that has a backbone lays eggs and is warm-blooded?
All birds and monotreme mammals (the Platypus and echidnas) fit that description.
