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Oviparous animals lay eggs. This includes all birds, most species of fish, amphibians, reptiles and arachnids and also monotremes, which are egg laying mammals (platypus and echidna).
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Could a platypus give a live birth?
No. Platypuses are one of two known monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. The platypus and the echidna, of which there are two species, are the only known egg-laying mammals.
Are spiny anteaters monotremes?
Yes. The spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, is a monotreme. This means it is an egg-laying mammal which feeds its young on mothers' milk, one of only two such types of animals in the world. The other monotreme is the platypus.
Is an echidna the only egg laying marsupial?
The echidna is a monotreme, which is an egg-laying mammal. Most mammals give live birth, but only the echidna and platypus are egg-laying mammals.
Which group of animals does not lay egg?
All groups of animals lay eggs. The one most commonly defined as non-egg-laying is the group known as mammals. Almost all mammals give birth to live young. The exception to this are the three species of monotremes, or egg-laying mammals, and they include the platypus and the two species of echidnas.Within the other vertebrate groups, only the "Birds" are all egg-layers. There are some species of fish, reptile and amphibians which do not lay eggs.
How is a spiny anteater different from any other egg laying female?
The correct name for the Spiny Anteater is echidna. The echidna is one of just two egg-laying mammals (the other is the platypus). Most egg-laying animals belong to other classifications such as birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians and invertebrates.
What animals belong to the platypus group?
The platypus is unique, and the only one in its genus. However, it belongs to a small subclass of mammals known as monotremes, which are egg-laying mammals. The only other animals in this group are the short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna.
What is the correct name for a spiny anteater?
The spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna,is a monotreme. This means it is an egg-laying mammals, one of only two such types of animals in the world. The other monotreme is the platypus.
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.
Why pigeon eggs and one egg?
Most times they lay two. Laying one egg is very rare.
How does the spiny anteater reproduce?
The spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, is a monotreme (egg-laying mammal), meaning it reproduces by laying eggs. It is one of just two types of monotremes, the other being the platypus.
How can one determine if a chicken is laying eggs?
Look under it and see if there is an egg.
To what order do platypuses belong?
The platypus is a monotreme, and of the order monotremata.Together with the short-beaked and long-beaked echidna, the platypus is one of the few egg-laying mammals in the world.
