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Does a male platypus lay eggs?

Anonymous

∙ 16y ago

Updated: 10/9/2023

No; only the female can lay eggs, as with all vertebrate species which lay eggs.

The female platypus lays the egg and incubates it. The male has nothing to do with the young.

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∙ 16y ago

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What are Platypus children?

Platypus lay eggs.

Does marlins lay eggs?

Marlin and Platypus lay eggs

How does the platypus lay eggs?

a group of platypus is called a 'businesss'

Platypus can lay egg?

Yes. Platypuses lay eggs.

Do mammals eggs?

'Monotremes' lay eggs, - they are the 'platypus' and the 'echidna'.

Do white rhinos lay eggs?

No. Rabbits do not lay eggs. They are placental mammals. The only mammals which lay eggs are the monotremes, which include the platypus and the echidna.

Does a platypus lay eggs or live young?

A platypus reproduces by laying eggs. Like the echidna, it is a monotreme.

Does a platypus lay amniotic eggs?

Yes.

Have hair but lay eggs?

Easy, the platypus.

What have hair and lay eggs?

Platypus and echidnas.

Do Hedgehog lay eggs?

No. Hedgehogs do not lay eggs. Only two mammals do: the echidna and the platypus.

Is a platypus a cartilaginous fish?

No, a platypus is a mammal that lays eggs. It's a Monotreme. A platypus and the echidna are the only mammals in the world that lay eggs.