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The platypus is a mammal. Although it lays eggs in a burrow, and hunts for food in the water, it is a warm-blooded mammal that breathes using lungs, not gills. It also feeds its young on mothers' milk, something which no fish does.

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What lays eggs is not a bird?

Fish, many insects like fleas/ants, snakes, turtles.


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If you mean the "platypus," no, it is not a bird. It is a mammal.


Is the platypus's feather like the bird's feather?

The platypus has fur, not feathers.


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What is a platypus is it a reptile or bird?

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Is a platypus a saltwater or regular water fish?

a platypus is a freshwater animal


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The egg of a platypus is leathery. It is not hard-shelled like a bird's egg.


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Why can't platypus fly?

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Which animal lays eggs?

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