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minus-squareHexadecimalSky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·2 years agoIf I remember correctly, they don’t have mammalian glands and instead “sweat” thier milk for thier young.
minus-squareNotyou@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 years agoThey have glands but no nipples.
minus-squareDigestive_Biscuit@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 years agoThey must have glands. Unless they have milk for blood.
minus-squarethefartographer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·2 years agoWhy… Wh- what? Do you sweat blood?
minus-squaredohpaz42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 years agoIt’s blood-comma-sweat, not “blood sweat”.
minus-square😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·2 years ago*their x 2.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years 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.