some animals like platypus and echinoda the lay eggs then why are the considered as mammals
Asked by Shagun Rastogi
| 1st Jan, 2014,
11:45: AM
Expert Answer:
Mammalian are not named for not laying eggs, they are named so for mammary glands used to nurture the young, that means milk-producing. The platypus nurses its young, and can then still be considered a mammal.
Answered by Sivanand Patnaik
| 2nd Jan, 2014,
08:29: AM
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