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A monotreme is a rare sort of mammal found in Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea. The reason they are so rare is that they lay eggs! This group includes the Platypus and the Echidna (spiny anteater). The platypus is a semi-aquatic creature with webbed feet, a bill (sort of like a duck), waterproof fur and a flat tail (like a beaver). They are between 1 and 2 feet long and between 3 or 4 pounds.
The only extant monotremes (mammals that lay eggs instead of producing by live birth) are the platypus and two species of echidna, the long-beaked echidna and the short-beaked echidna. Debate is still out on how many species of long-beaked echidna there are.