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Anteaters do not lay eggs. They are mammals, so they give birth to live young.
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What type of anteaters lay eggs?
The true anteaters, such as the giant anteater, do not lay eggs. There is a creature called the echidna, or spiny anteater, which lays eggs. Although it eats ants, it is not closely related to the true anteaters.
What is an anteaters size?
18 to 31 kg
What do anteaters prefer to eat?
Though anteaters, in the wild, mainly eat ants and termites, they will also eat soft-bodied grubs, soft fruits and birds' eggs. Anteaters in zoos will also eat soft fruits, hard-boiled eggs, ground beef and dog kibble. There are several species of anteaters.
What do Anteaters eat?
Mainly Ants and termites
Who is enchinda mammals?
The echidnas are spiny anteaters. They are one of only 2 mammals that give birth in. eggs
How many eggs do opossums lay?
True anteaters do not lay eggs.True anteaters should not be confused with "Spiny anteaters", more properly known as echidnas. These creatures are monotremes, meaning that they are egg-laying mammals, like platypuses.
Does a spiny anteater give birth or lay eggs?
Spiny ant anteaters lay eggs. Although,they are mammals,they are the type of mammals that lay eggs.Hope this answer was useful.
What is a spiney anteater called?
an Echidna.They are much smaller than anteaters and come from Australia.They are monotremes and lay eggs.
Are anteaters placental?
Yes. Anteaters are placental mammals because they do not have a pouch like most marsupials, and they do not lay eggs like the monotremes. The echidna, which is sometimes called the "spiny anteater", is not a true anteater. It is a monotreme, or egg-laying mammal.
Do all anteaters lay eggs?
It bears a single offspring after a gestation period of 190 days, which will stay near the mother until she becomes pregnant again. The baby spends much of the first part of its life riding on its mother's back, until it is nearly half her size The Spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, does lay eggs but it is not an anteater - it is a monotreme, and is completely different from regular anteaters (like the Giant anteater). Regular anteaters are in the family Vermilingua, (also known as xenarthrans and edentates, it contains anteaters, armadillos and sloths) Spiny anteaters are in the family monotremes (also known as Monotremata and egg-laying mammals, it contains Spiny anteaters and the platypus). Yes
Are anteaters a invertebrate?
No, anteaters are vertebrates.
Does an antechinus lay eggs?
No, true anteaters do not lay eggs. They are placental mammals, and give birth to live young. They are not monotremes, which are egg-laying mammals.True anteaters should not be confused with "Spiny anteaters", more properly known as echidnas. These creatures are monotremes, meaning that they are egg-laying mammals, like platypuses.
