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What is a monotreme?
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Quick Answer
A monotreme is a mammal that lays eggs instead of giving live birth. The living monotremes are the platypus and echidnas.
The Full Story
Monotremes are one of the most unusual groups of mammals because they reproduce by laying eggs. The two surviving families are the platypus and echidnas, both native to Australia and New Guinea. They are mammals because they produce milk for their young, even though they do not have nipples in the same way many other mammals do. Monotremes show how mammal evolution includes some very ancient and unusual traits.
Key Facts
1.Only 2 living monotreme families survive
2.Platypuses and echidnas are found in Australia/New Guinea
3.They feed their young with milk
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