The monotremes are notable for being the only mammals that lay eggs, but that isn't their only unusual trait. Did you know they can sense electrical signals from their prey? So, have a look as I dive into the 5 living species of monotreme and touch on many of their fossilised ancestors.

All pictures attributed to Animal Analytics were taken by me personally. A full description of all others can be found in the following document, along with notable scientific papers I used when researching this topic.

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Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
00:32 Mammals
02:18 Monotremes
03:04 Electroreception
04:34 Teinolophos trusleri
05:19 Steropodon and Kollikodon
05:49 Patagorhynchus pascuali
06:13 The Platypus, Ornithorhynchidae
06:46 Monotrematum sudamericanum
08:10 Obdurodon
09:14 Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus
12:17 The Echidnas, Tachyglossidae
13:52 Murrayglossus hacketti
14:29 Megalibgwilia
15:02 Short-Beaked Echidna, Tachyglossus aculeatus
17:26 The Long-Beaked Echidnas, Zaglossus
18:00 Eastern Long-Beaked Echidna, Zaglossus bartoni
19:54 Attenborough’s Long-Beaked Echidna, Zaglossus attenboroughi
21:08 Western Long-Beaked Echidna, Zaglossus bruijnii
22:16 Outro

Thank you for watching, and let me know what animals you would like to see me talk about next.

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