What Are Monotremes?
Mammals - the group or the class of animals that give birth to their young ones and feed the babies through breastmilk. What if there are animals that lay eggs and also breastfeed their babies? Yes, there is a group of animals that lay eggs and breastfeed, these groups of animals called MONOTREMES. The group of animals that belong to this class is the Duck-billed platypus Short-beaked echidna Western long-beaked echidna Eastern long-beaked echidna Sir David’s long-beaked echidna Short Beaked Echidna Duck-billed Platypus The Characteristics of Monotremes Characteristics of the monotremes are as Instead of a mouth, these monotremes have beaks or bills. Monotremes are capable of electroreception( the biological ability to perceive natural electrical stimuli), in simple words the ability to detect prey underwater. Lower metabolic rates compared to other mammals. Monotremes are warm-blooded. These monotremes have hair or fur, and three...