Exanples of animals that gave birth and animals that lay eggs?

1. Which animal give birth and also lay eggs?
2. What are some examples of animals that lay eggs?
3. Why some animals lay eggs and some give birth?
4. Does frog lay egg?
5. Do lizards lay eggs or give birth?
6. What are the 5 mammals that lay eggs?
7. Do penguins lay eggs?
8. What are the 3 mammals that lay eggs?
9. Do sharks lay eggs?
10. Do fish give birth or lay eggs?
11. Do pigeons lay eggs?
12. Do butterflies lay eggs?
13. Do rats lay eggs?
14. Which reptiles lay eggs?
15. Do chameleons lay eggs?
16. Do geckos lay eggs?

Which animal give birth and also lay eggs?

Mammals give birth to live young, are warm-blooded (can regulate their own body temperature) and are vertebrates with internal skeletons. Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs rather than bear live young. Three species of monotremes still exist: the platypus and the short-beaked and long-beaked echidna.

What are some examples of animals that lay eggs?

Birds and fish are not the only animals that lay eggs. Insects, turtles, lizards, and reptiles lay eggs, too. Only two mammals lay eggs: the platypus and the echidna.

Why some animals lay eggs and some give birth?

Why do some animals lay eggs, and others give live birth? ... The reason that some animals lay eggs is because that is more beneficial to them than than it is to give birth to a live offspring. Birds, for example, all lay eggs because they can't fly with the weight of their babies inside of them.

Does frog lay egg?

Most frogs and toads begin life as eggs floating in the water. A female may release up to 30,000 eggs at once. Each species of toad and frog lays eggs at different times. ... Frogs lay them in clusters, or large globs.

Do lizards lay eggs or give birth?

Most lizards reproduce by laying eggs. ... A clutch of four to eight eggs may be considered typical, but large lizards such as the iguanas may lay 50 or more eggs at one time. Lizard eggs are usually leathery-shelled and porous; they can expand by the absorption of moisture as the embryos grow.

What are the 5 mammals that lay eggs?

Only five species of animals share this extraordinary egg-laying trait: the duck-billed platypus, western long-beaked echidna, eastern long-beaked echidna, short-beaked echidna, and Sir David's long-beaked echidna. All of these monotremes are only found in either Australia or New Guinea.

Do penguins lay eggs?

All penguin species must return to land or ice for breeding. ... Emperor and king penguins lay one egg while all other penguins lay two eggs. When laying two eggs, they are spaced between 24-48hrs apart. Some penguins that lay two eggs will discard one of the eggs, only attempting to raise one chick.

What are the 3 mammals that lay eggs?

These three groups are monotremes, marsupials, and the largest group, placental mammals. Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs. The only monotremes that are alive today are the spiny anteater, or echidna, and the platypus. They live in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea.

Do sharks lay eggs?

There are over 500 species of shark living in waters around the world and the majority give birth to live young. The remainder are oviparous, meaning they lay eggs. Around 40 to 50 different shark species live permanently in or regularly visit the waters surrounding Britain.

Do fish give birth or lay eggs?

Fish reproduce by bearing live young or by laying eggs. Livebearers give birth to fully formed and functional young called fry. The eggs are fertilized and hatch within the female. ... Most species of livebearers kept in home aquariums are generally easy to breed.

Do pigeons lay eggs?

Pigeons build a flimsy platform nest of straw and sticks, put on a ledge, under cover, often located on the window ledges of buildings. Eight to 12 days after mating, the females lay 1 to 3 (usually 2) white eggs which hatch after 18 days. ... The male provides nesting material and guards the female and the nest.

Do butterflies lay eggs?

Eggs are laid on plants by the adult female butterfly. These plants will then become the food for the hatching caterpillars. ... Females lay a lot of eggs at once so that at least some of them survive. Butterfly eggs can be very small.

Do rats lay eggs?

The breeding period begins in early March and each pair will lay between three and five eggs. Incubation lasts for around 16 to 18 days and the young will leave the nest about a month after that.

Which reptiles lay eggs?

The archosaurs' sister clade of turtles also lays eggs, but a third group of reptiles called lepidosaurs, including lizards and snakes, contains some species that give birth to live young — including some sea snakes, boas, skinks and slow worms.

Do chameleons lay eggs?

Offspring. Chameleons are different from many reptiles because some of the species, like the Jackson's chameleon, have live births. ... Small chameleon species lay two to four eggs while larger chameleons lay 80 to 100 eggs at one time.

Do geckos lay eggs?

Geckos give birth by laying eggs. The female can be pregnant with her eggs for years before she lays them. ... When the eggs are ready, a gecko lays her eggs in leaves and bark. The newly emerged babies are called hatchlings.