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What is unusual about the method of reproduction in monotremes in mammals?
Monotremes are the only egg-laying mammals. They are fully mammal because they feed their young on mothers' milk. Marsupials are the only mammals to give birth to undeveloped young after a short gestation period. These young are unable to exist independently of their mothers' nourishing teats, and for the most part, they are protected by a pouch, or marsupium - although this is not the case with all marsupials.
Why does the kangaroo belong in mammal group?
The koala is in the class Mammalia because it is a mammal. It is a warm blooded vertebrate with fur, like most land-dwelling mammals; it breathes air through its lungs (as opposed to gills, which fish use); above all, it feeds its young on mothers' milk, which is the defining characteristic of a mammal.
Does a bat lays eggs?
No, bats are mammals. Most mammals except for monotremes give birth to live young. Since a bat is a placental mammal, it will not lay eggs, it will give birth to live young.
What is the mammal in the world?
Anything that gives birth to live young , and nurses it . Most are fur-bearing , with porpoises and dolphins and whales being the most notable exceptions.
How is a vampire bat a mammal?
All bats are mammals due to the fact that they give birth to live young and suckle them. Most species give birth to one baby a year.
Who are mammals?
Mammals have a number of characteristics that define them. They have hair, or fur. They are warm-blooded. They are vertebrates. Most give birth to live young. You are a mammal.
What are the two main characteristics of mammals?
They are warm-blooded and mothers make milk for thie young. All mammals have fur somewhere on their bodies, and the females of all mammal species have mammary glands with which they feed their young with milk. These are the two defining features of mammals. Most mammals give birth to live young, but the five species of monotremes (which have the above two characteristics) lay eggs instead.
Are bears and cheetahs mammals?
Cheetahs, like all cats, are mammals. They nurse their young. Except for monotremes like the platypus, they give birth to live young.YesYesYes it is. It has fur, breathes air, gives birth to live young and feeds their young with milk they produce.Of course a cheetah is a mammal why wouldn't it be?
How many babies does a female have at a time?
Most mothers give birth to one young an average of every five to six years in the wild. Young chimps stay with their mothers for up to 10 yearsFemale chimpanzees can have up to 69 chimps at a time.The record is 69, a young chimpanzee in Bangkok
What is the mammal that produces the most young in a year?
Black rat produces the most young in a year.
Why were Aztec mothers honored?
I think they were most honored because they gave birth to the future heroes and that they would also be giving birth to the mothers of the mothers of the next generation.
What mammal produces the most young in an year?
The black rat
