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What is a monotreme mammal egg?
Quick Answer
A monotreme egg is a soft-shelled egg laid by an egg-laying mammal. It develops outside the mother’s body before hatching.
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Monotreme eggs are laid by the platypus and echidnas, making them highly unusual among mammals. The eggs have a leathery or soft shell rather than a hard bird-like shell. After laying the eggs, the mother incubates them until they hatch, and then feeds the young with milk. This reproductive method combines traits associated with reptiles and mammals, though monotremes are definitely mammals.
Key Facts
1.Platypuses and echidnas lay eggs
2.Their eggs are soft-shelled
3.Monotremes feed hatchlings with milk
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