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Diversity Of Mammals Monotremes

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Monotremes are a special group of mammals that share characteristics with reptiles. They lay soft-shelled eggs and incubate them for 10 days like reptiles. Monotremes also have a cloaca, a single bodily opening, like reptiles. There are only two monotreme species - echidnas, which are spiny anteaters found in Australia and New Guinea, and have either short or long beaks, and platypuses, which are one of the few poisonous mammals and live in water hunting for food.

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Diversity of MammalsMonotremes
MonotremesMonotremes are special mammals which share characteristics with reptilesMonotremes lay soft-shelled eggs which hatch 10 days after they are laid and are incubated by their motherMonotremes also have an organ called the Cloaca unlike any other animal besides reptilesMonotreme means “single opening”
EchidnasEchidnas are spiny anteaters which live in New Guinea and AustraliaOnly two species exist in the world. They have a short beak in Australia and a long beak in New Guinea
PlatypusThe Platypus is one of the few poisonous mammals on EarthThey are aquatic and live mainly on insects and mollusks that they dig up underwater with their snout
Monotremes In popular media- Knuckles is an Echidna

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Diversity Of Mammals Monotremes

  • 2. MonotremesMonotremes are special mammals which share characteristics with reptilesMonotremes lay soft-shelled eggs which hatch 10 days after they are laid and are incubated by their motherMonotremes also have an organ called the Cloaca unlike any other animal besides reptilesMonotreme means “single opening”
  • 3. EchidnasEchidnas are spiny anteaters which live in New Guinea and AustraliaOnly two species exist in the world. They have a short beak in Australia and a long beak in New Guinea
  • 4. PlatypusThe Platypus is one of the few poisonous mammals on EarthThey are aquatic and live mainly on insects and mollusks that they dig up underwater with their snout
  • 5. Monotremes In popular media- Knuckles is an Echidna