Species in the order Monotremata Results 1 - 3
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Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)
So seemingly incongruous was the appearance of platypus specimens shipped to England at the end of the 18th century, that many obs...  More
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Long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus spp.)
Long-beaked echidnas are egg-laying mammals, known as monotremes, a group that also includes the duck-billed platypus and the shor...  More

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