Which of the following mammals lays eggs?
- AHedgehog
- BLoris
- CEchidna
- DKangaroo
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Correct answer: (c) Echidna
Explanation
The Echidna is a monotreme – an egg-laying mammal of family Tachyglossidae.
It lays a single soft-shelled egg into its pouch, alongside the platypus as the only egg-laying mammals.
Hedgehog, Loris and Kangaroo are viviparous, giving birth to live young.