In which one of the following sets of animals do all the four give birth to young ones?
- Kangaroo, hedgehog, dolphin, Loris
- Lion, bat, whale, ostrich
- Platypus, penguin, bat, hippopotamus
- Shrew, bat, cat, kiwi
Answer
(1) Kangaroo, hedgehog, dolphin, Loris
Solution
As per NCERT, mammals are viviparous with few exceptions (e.g. Ornithorhynchus, the platypus, is oviparous), while birds are oviparous.
∵ Kangaroo, hedgehog, dolphin and loris are all viviparous mammals ⇒ all four give birth to young ones.
∵ Ostrich, penguin and kiwi are birds (lay eggs) and platypus is an egg-laying mammal ⇒ options (2), (3) and (4) are wrong.
Answer: (1)