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All About Monotremes, the Unique Egg-Laying Mammals

Monotremes are unique mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. These egg-laying mammals, including the platypus and echidnas, are found in Australia and New Guinea. Monotremes, like other mammals, still produce milk to feed their young. | Science Acumen

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