Platypuses are mammals because, like all mammals, they feed their young on mothers' milk. This is despite their being egg-laying mammals. The defining trait of a mammal is to have mammary glands, to produce milk for its young. The platypus produces its milk from numerous glands over its underside, unlike other mammals which have teats. Other reasons why platypuses are classified as mammals are that they have fur, are warm-blooded and breathe via lungs.
Reptiles do not feed their young on mothers' milk. They are cold blooded animals, and they have scaly skin, not fur like platypuses have.
Yes. There are two egg-laying mammals. 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 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.
worms lay 1000 and earthworms lay only 500
sometime between march and july, which is they only time they are in a pond
They lay yellow eggs that after time they hatch
Lay eggs
You can't make a Pokemon lay an egg.There either genderless or not still,legendary Pokemon can't lay any eggs no mater what happens.P.S. only one legendary knows how,and that's Manaphy.
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.
No. Hedgehogs do not lay eggs. Only two mammals do: the echidna and the platypus.
No; they are mammals. Mammals do not lay eggs, with the one and only exception of the platypus.
If you mean mammals platypus are the only mammals that lay eggs!!
No. Aardvarks are mammals and give birth to live young. There are only two mammals that lay eggs. The Platypus and the Echidna.
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.
The platypus and echidna are the only mammals that have hair and lay eggs. They are both unique egg-laying mammals known as monotremes. These animals are found in Australia and surrounding regions.
There are three classes of mammals (placental mammals, monotremes and marsupials). Only monotremes (the platypus and echidna) lay eggs.
Mammals don't lay eggs. The only mammal that lays eggs is a platypus, and they have leathery feeling eggs, but still a shell.
rhinos are mammals and do not lay eggs the only egg laying mammals that lay eggs are the echidna and platypus but there is one kind of snake that hays live babies
'Monotremes' lay eggs, - they are the 'platypus' and the 'echidna'.
No. Raccoons are placental mammals. The only egg-laying mammals, or monotremes, are platypuses and echidnas.