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Animal Kingdom

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Which one of the following animals lay eggs yet the female secretes milk?

  • Bat

  • Kangaroo

  • Platypus

  • Ostrich

Solution

C.

Platypus

Duckbilled platypus (Ornithorhyncus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic prototherian found in Australia and Tasmania. In these, the females lay eggs but yet produce milk and possess mammary glands without teats. Milk collects in two abdominal grooves from where the young ones obtainit through lapping.

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