Animal Kingdom Question 147
147. An egg laying mammal is
(a) Kangaroo
(b) Platypus
(c) Koala
(d) Whale
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Answer : b
Hints & Solutions
(b) Prototherians are egg laying mammals, they share characters with reptiles. e.g., - Duck bill Platypus The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia and Tasmania. Together with the four species of Echidna, it is one of the five species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to young. It is the sole living representative of its family (Ornithorhynchidae) and genus (Ornithorhynchus), though a number of related species have been found in the fossil record.
