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From: bredy@alkp.serum.kodak.com (Dan Bredy (x37360))
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Subject: Re: Thanks for monotreme replies... one more question.
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Date: 20 May 91 17:07:33 GMT
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In article <1991Apr23.082506.29920@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> mcginnis@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>Thanks for the answers about monotremes.  The summary answer is
>that these animals (3 species: duck billed platypus, and the long
>and short snouted echidna, spiney ant-eater) have a common cavity
>called the urogenital sinus, or cloaca, into which all major internal 
>organs that dump stuff outside of the body dump their stuff (urine, 
>feces, and sperm).
>

Speaking of duck-billed platypuses, have any of these ever been raised in
captivity? If so what zoos (preferably in North America) might one be able to
see them in?

Thanx,

Dan