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minus-squareHexadecimalSky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·1 month agoIf I remember correctly, they don’t have mammalian glands and instead “sweat” thier milk for thier young.
minus-squareNotyou@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·1 month agoThey have glands but no nipples.
minus-squareDigestive_Biscuit@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 month agoThey must have glands. Unless they have milk for blood.
minus-squarethefartographer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·1 month agoWhy… Wh- what? Do you sweat blood?
minus-squaredohpaz42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoIt’s blood-comma-sweat, not “blood sweat”.
minus-square😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 month ago*their x 2.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoDefinitely. I for one accept our fellow mammal platypuses.
If I remember correctly, they don’t have mammalian glands and instead “sweat” thier milk for thier young.
They have glands but no nipples.
They must have glands. Unless they have milk for blood.
Why… Wh- what? Do you sweat blood?
… you don’t?!
It’s blood-comma-sweat, not “blood sweat”.
*their x 2.
So are they really mammals?
They’re monotremes.
Definitely. I for one accept our fellow mammal platypuses.