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Name the mammal that lay eggs.

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Duck-billed platypus
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Crocodile
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Birds
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None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is A Duck-billed platypus
Mammals that lay eggs are called monotremes and include Duck-billed platypuses and echidnas, both of which live in Australia. Like all mammals, the Duck-billed platypus is warm-blooded, covered with fur and nurse their young. Duck-billed platypus is a mammal that lay eggs.
So, the correct answer is 'Duck-billed platypus'.

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