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Does a platypus lay amniotic eggs?

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Yes.

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How often does a platypus lay eggs?
A female platypus breeds just once a year. At this time, she lays between one and three eggs.
How old is a platypus when it lays eggs?
Platypuses reach reproductive age at about 2 years old.
Does a male platypus lay eggs?
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.
Why does a platypus lay eggs?
Why not? note that reptiles, dinosaurs, and birds all lay eggs. And the platypus is a survivor of one of the earliest mammals. The real question is why (and how) other mammals developed a uterus and...
Is the platypus a mammal that lays eggs?
Yes.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.