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Old 12-01-2008, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Guy F View Post
I think that Platypuses, along with the different Echidna species, are the only mammals in the world to lay eggs! Such strange creatures.
Guy
Yes, the monotremes (Monotremata) are similar to birds in many other ways. Monotreme - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I'm impressed that there is now a Sir David's Echidna - Zaglossus attenboroughi .
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