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Which Animals Have a Cloaca?

šŸ’” The Answer

  • All amphibians, reptiles, birds, and cartilaginous fish have a cloaca.
  • A few mammals also possess this single orifice.
  • Most placental mammals do not have a cloaca.
  • Invertebrates can also have analogously named openings.
  • The cloaca serves digestive, reproductive, and urinary functions.

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