View Name Two Egg Laying Mammals Images. They do not have teats to nurse their young. The echidna resembles a porcupine, but it is a completely different animal. In addition to laying eggs, other. There are, however, 2 different species of. Cats dogs elephants giraffes whales dolphins porpoises and obviously homo sapiens are all viviparous mammals on the other hand there are mammals that lay eggs and are called monotremes the word monotreme is derived from the greek word monos meaning. They can survive in and out of the water but need to remain moist at all. They have a cloaca which other mammals (such as marsupials like the kangaroo) also have. Mono means 'one' and treme means 'opening'. Ruminants animals that chew the cud.Mono means 'one' and treme means 'opening'.