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Why is it that duck-billed platypus is classified as a mammal ​

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The answer above is better but also because it doesn’t lay eggs hope this helps too
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The platypus is classed as a mammal because it has fur and feeds its young with milk. It flaps a beaver-like tail. But it also has bird and reptile features — a duck-like bill and webbed feet, and lives mostly underwater. Males have venom-filled spurs on their heels.

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