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All scientists believe that spiny anteaters (more correctly known as echidnas) are mammals because they feed their young on mothers' milk. This is the defining characteristic of a mammal.

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Do spiny anteaters have lungs?

Yes. Spiny anteaters, more correctly known as echidnas, are mammals. All mammals breathe using lungs. Therefore, echidnas have lungs.


How are spiny anteaters related to seals?

Very, very tenuously. Seals and spiny anteaters (echidnas) are both mammals. They are not, however, even the same type of mammals. Seals are placental mammals and echidnas are monotremes (egg-laying mammals).


Why is it incorrect to call the echidna a spiny ant eater?

The echidna is sometimes called a spiny anteater, but it bears no relation to anteaters. Anteaters are placental mammals, and echidnas are monotremes (egg-laying mammals).


Who is enchinda mammals?

The echidnas are spiny anteaters. They are one of only 2 mammals that give birth in. eggs


Does a spiny anteater give birth or lay eggs?

Spiny ant anteaters lay eggs. Although,they are mammals,they are the type of mammals that lay eggs.Hope this answer was useful.


Do platypuses and spiny anteaters give birth to young alive?

No. Platypuses and spiny anteaters, more correctly known as echidnas, are monotremes, or egg-laying mammals. The young are hatched, not born.


Are anteaters placental?

Yes. Anteaters are placental mammals because they do not have a pouch like most marsupials, and they do not lay eggs like the monotremes. The echidna, which is sometimes called the "spiny anteater", is not a true anteater. It is a monotreme, or egg-laying mammal.


Does a spiny anteater have fur?

All mammals have fur or hair. That includes spiny anteaters (echidnas). The spines on the echidna are actually modified hairs.


How do spiny anteaters move?

Spiny anteaters, or echidnas, move with their feet.


Do spiny anteater feed their babies with milk?

Echidnas, or spiny anteaters, are mammals. Therefore, they do feed their young with mothers' milk. This is one of the defining characteristics of a mammal.


Why do spiny anteaters are spiny?

Because the name is spiny which makes them spiny


Do spiny anteaters have four legs?

The spiny anteater, more correctly known as the echidna, does indeed have four legs. It is a mammal, and all terrestrial mammals have four legs.