Blurring Evolutionary Lines: Mammals Which Lay Eggs

In the vast and intricate web of animal life, few creatures blur the lines between categories quite like monotremes.

- HRITHIK KIRAN BAGADE

In the vast and intricate web of animal life, few creatures blur the lines between categories quite like monotremes. These remarkable animals defy conventional classifications. They are mammals, yet they lay eggs. They produce milk, yet they lack an udder. Covered in fur but bearing reptilian traits, monotremes are evolutionary anomalies that offer a glimpse into an ancient chapter of mammalian history—a time when mammals were still finding their form.