Which of the following animals is not viviparous?
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Flying fox(bat)
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Elephant
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Platypus
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Whale
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Platypus
Mammals are broadly classified into two broad categories:
(i) Protheria are egg laying mammals
(ii) Theria are placental mammals, which can be further divided into Metatheria and Eutheria.
Platypus is a protheric mammal or oviparous whereas bats, elephant and whale belongs to Eutheria as they produce fully formed young ones.