[Solved] Among the following which one lays eggs and does not produce young ones directly?

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Q.	Among the following which one lays eggs and does not produce young ones directly?
A.	Echidna
B.	Kangaroo
C.	Porcupine
D.	Whale
Answer» A. Echidna
Explanation: Along with duck-billed platypus, the four species are among the five species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth. Echidna also known as the Spiny Anteater, is a primitive oviparous (egg-laying) mammal that lives in Australia and New Guinea. Echidnas lay a single egg in a pouch on the female's belly.

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