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Which of the following is an egg laying mammal?
Explanation
Duck-billed platypus is monotreme mammal endemic to Australia that oviparously lays eggs while possessing mammary glands producing milk without nipples. It represents primitive mammalian lineage retaining reptilian reproductive traits alongside mammalian fur and endothermy.
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