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Monotremes
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Monotremes are also called Egg Laying
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Mam- mals. They have characteristics of birds,
mammals and reptiles.
They resemble birds and reptiles in that they lay eggs and also
have beaks similar to those of birds.
Monotremes are regarded as mammals because they feed their
young ones on milk from the mammary glands and for the care
they give to their young ones after hatching.
Examples include; the duck billed platypus and the spiny ant
eater (echina) of Australia
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