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Though Platypus and Anteater lay eggs yet they are considered Mammals.

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It's true that Platypus and Anteater lay eggs yet they are considered Mammals .When an animal feeds their young ones with milk from their mammary glands, they are automatically classified as a mammal. Besides, platypuses possess other mammalia characteristics such as being warm-blooded.

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