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Question:

Which of the following animals is not viviparous?

Platypus

Whale

Elephant

Flying fox (Bat)

Solution:

All the mammals are viviparous except monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) also known as the duck-billed platypus is a semiaquatic egg-laying monotreme. They are endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania.