[DOC] [TLE] Monotreme - Wikipedia [PAR] Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs (Prototheria) instead of giving birth to 
live young like marsupials (Metatheria) and placental mammals (Eutheria). The 
only surviving examples of monotremes are all indigenous to Australia .... Early 
researchers were misled by two factors: firstly, monotremes maintain a lower 
average... [DOC] [TLE] Spiny Anteaters (Echidnas) - Super Teacher Worksheets [PAR] echidna or spiny anteater. ... Monotremes are the only mammals that lay eggs. 
Echidnas live mainly on the Australia's mainland, but some are also found on the 
nearby islands ... There are two kinds of echidnas -- the short-beaked and the 
long-beaked. ... The echidna uses is claws to dig burrows for homes and to hide 
in. [DOC] [TLE] Spiny anteaters facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Home Literature and the Arts Biographies Latin American Art: Biographies ... 
These are primitive mammals that lay eggs like reptiles, but have hair and suckle 
their young. One species of spiny anteater, Tachyglossus aculeatus, lives in 
Australia, ... However, monotremes also have hair, produce milk, and are warm-
blooded. [DOC] [TLE] The Duck-billed Platypus and the Origin of Monotremes [PAR] A theory into the origin of monotremes. ... Home Page ... Monotremes - Egg-
laying Mammals ... there is only one other monotreme living today; a small spiny 
anteater called an ... like most of the marsupials on earth are found exclusively in 
Australia. ... Monotremes possess at least two similarities to Marsupials that 
suggest a... [DOC] [TLE] Monotremes: EnchantedLearning.com [PAR] ... species of monotremes, the duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus) and two 
spiny ... The name monotreme means "one-holed," referring to the cloaca, a 
single ... Spiny anteaters and the duck-billed platypus are monotremes. Spiny 
Anteater Also called the echidna, this is a primitive, egg-laying mammal from 
Australia and... [DOC] [TLE] Why Odd Egg-Laying Mammals Still Exist - Live Science [PAR] Sep 21, 2009 ... The egg-laying mammals  the monotremes, including the platypus and spiny ... 
Now only two kinds of monotremes are left on the planet  the duck-billed 
platypuses and the four species of echidnas, or spiny anteaters. ... Moreover, 
before the marsupials reached Australia, they had .... HomeAbout Us. [DOC] [TLE] Platypus Facts - Live Science [PAR] Aug 4, 2014 ... The platypus is one of the most unusual creatures in the animal kingdom. ... 
eastern Australia, platypus are monotremesunlike most other mammals, ... 
They thought that a trickster had sewn two animals together, ... Echidnas, or spiny 
anteaters, are the only other mammals that lay eggs. ... HomeAbout Us. [DOC] [TLE] Examples of Monotreme Animals | Animals - mom.me [PAR] Monotremes are furred like mammals and produce milk for their young, yet they 
reproduce by laying eggs. ... platypus (Ornithorynchus anatinus) and four species 
of echidnas (Tachyglossidae) -- live in New Guinea and Australia. ... Spiny 
anteaters place their eggs in pouches for the one- to two-week incubation 
process. [DOC] [TLE] The echidna is one of only two monotremes or egg-laying mammals ... [PAR] One of the two egg-laying mammals in the world (the other is the platypus). ... 
Echidnas, sometimes known as spiny anteaters, are a type of egg-laying 
mammal ... Echidna - Australian native << I did a report on these once. .... gentle 
and squirrel-like solitary animal is active by day, each numbat having its own 
home range. [DOC] [TLE] 1000+ images about Monotremes (platypus, echidnas) on Pinterest ... [PAR] Explore Mette Loftager's board "Monotremes (platypus, echidnas)" on ... 
Echidna's are mammals, but lay eggs. ... Another of Australia's wonderful 
creatures, the echidna is one of only two monotremes or egg ... Echidna - one of 
two egg laying mammals ..... Echidnas, sometimes known as spiny ant eaters, 
belong to the family... [DOC] [TLE] monotreme | mammal | Britannica.com [PAR] Monotremata any member of the egg-laying

Question: Australia is home to 2 egg-laying mammals, or monotremes: the spiny anteater & this one
Answer: the platypus