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There are two egg-laying mammals. The platypus and the echidna are both egg-laying mammals, or monotremes.They are still classified as mammals because they feed their young on mothers' milk - a characteristic unique to mammals alone.
There are just three known species of egg-laying mammals, or monotremes. They are the platypus and short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna (Zaglosssus bruijni) of Papua New Guinea. The echidna is sometimes called the spiny anteater, and there are several 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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Are platypuses and echidnas the only two mammals that lay eggs?
Yes. Platypuses and echidnas are the only monotremes, or egg-laying mammals.
What do ponies do lay eggs or have babies?
Ponies have babies, not eggs. All mammals except for platypuses and echidnas give birth to live young.
Can chipmuncks lay eggs?
*face = palm* no they are mammals ther for no the only mammals that lay eggs are platypuses and echidnas
Why can platypuses lay eggs but other mammals can't?
Platypuses and echidnas are both egg-laying mammals, of the unique order monotremata, or monotremes.
Do warthogs lay eggs?
No. Warthogs are mammals and give birth to live young. The only mammals which lay eggs are platypuses and echidnas.
Do all female mammals lay eggs?
No. Only female platypuses and echidnas lay eggs. They belong to the group of mammals known as monotremes.
Is it true that platypuses are different from other mammals babies because they share nothing?
Platypuses and echidnas are different from other mammals because they are monotremes, i.e. mammals which lay eggs.
Can platypuses give birth?
No. Platypuses, like echidnas, are monotremes, meaning they are egg-laying mammals. Baby platypuses hatch from soft, leathery eggs.
Do Monotremes lay eggs?
Yes. Monotremes are egg-laying mammals; this group of mammals includes just platypuses and echidnas.
Do agouti lay eggs?
No. Agouti are small mammals, and the only mammals which lay eggs are platypuses and echidnas.
Does chimpanzees lay eggs or live birth?
Chimpanzees do not lay eggs. Chimpanzees are placental mammals, meaning they give birth to live young. The only egg-laying mammals (monotremes) are platypuses and echidnas.
What Mammal lays eggs and flies?
Platypuses and echidnas are the only two egg-laying mammals. Neither of them flies.
