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Which mammals give eggs

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The platypus and the echidna are both monotremes, that is, egg-laying mammals. There are actually three known species of egg-laying mammals, or monotremes. They are the platypus and short-beaked echidna of Australia, and the long-beaked echidna of Papua New Guinea. The echidna is sometimes called the spiny anteater.

They are mammals because, like all mammals, they suckle their young on mothers' milk.

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The only two egg-laying mammals in existence are the platypus and the echidna, which are classed as 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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Egg-laying mammals are called monotremes. The only species of monotremes, or egg-laying mammals, are the platypus, the short-beaked echidna and the long-beaked echidna.
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Monotremes; the only surviving ones are the Platypus and the Echidna, only found in Australia.

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Platypuses and echidnas are both mammals that lay eggs. They are known as "monotremes". They are mammals because they still suckle their young.

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The platypus is the only type of mammal that lays eggs.

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Monotremes are the egg-laying mammals. The Platypus and the Echidna are monotremes. They lay eggs for reproduction, and suckle their young on mothers' milk.

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The platypus and the echidnas lay eggs.

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Which 2mammals lay eggs?

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Hens and ?

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