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There are no placental mammals which lay eggs.
The only two egg-laying mammals in existence are the platypus and the echidna, which are classed as monotremes.They are still classified as mammals because they feed their young on mothers' milk - a characteristic unique to mammals alone.
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Do primates give live birth?
Yes, they are placental mammals. Most mammals are placental. The other two options are marsupial mammals (mammals with a pouch) and monotreme mammals (mammals that lay eggs).
Are raccoons born alive or hatched?
Raccoons are mammals so they are born alive
Do raccoons hatch from eggs?
No. Raccoons are placental mammals. The only egg-laying mammals, or monotremes, are platypuses and echidnas.
What is the difference between an egg from a bird and a baby from a mammal?
There are three species of mammals that lay eggs: the Platypus and two species of echidna, the long-beaked echidna of New Guinea and the short-beaked echidna of Australia. These mammals, known as monotremes, lay eggs with leathery shells.
What kinds of mammals lay amniotic eggs?
Monotremes lay amniotic eggs. Monotremes include just the platypus, the short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna.There are two mammals that lay amniotic eggs. The two mammals that lay amniotic eggs are echidna and platypus.
Can hippopotamuses lay eggs?
No. Hippopotamuses are placental mammals, meaning they give birth to live young. Only monotremes are egg-laying mammals, and this small group includes just the platypus and the two species of echidnas.
Do Hedgehog lay eggs?
No. Hedgehogs do not lay eggs. Only two mammals do: the echidna and the platypus.
Do aardvarks lay eggs?
No. Aardvarks are mammals and give birth to live young. There are only two mammals that lay eggs. The Platypus and the Echidna.
What kind of mammals lay amnionic eggs?
Monotremes lay amniotic eggs. Monotremes include just the platypus, the short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna.There are two mammals that lay amniotic eggs. The two mammals that lay amniotic eggs are echidna and platypus.
Do pandas and koalas give birth to babies or lay eggs?
Pandas and koalas both give birth to live young. Pandas are placental mammals and koalas are marsupials; these are the two types of mammals which give live birth. The only mammals which lay eggs are monotremes, and the only monotremes in the world are the platypus and the echidna.
Do deer lay eggs?
No, because they are mammals and mammals don't lay eggs (the duck billed platypus is an exception).
Tropical oceans mammals that lay eggs?
There are no marine mammals which lay eggs. Apart from the monotremes (egg laying mammals), which include just the platypus and two species of echidnas, no mammals lay eggs. Therefore, all the mammals in the tropical ocean give birth to live young.
