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