Mammals lay no eggs outside of their bodies because they lay them inside of their bodies.
Marsupials carry babies around in sacks like babies are groceries from the corner carry-out.
Fish passively lay eggs in giant areas so that just about anything that wants to can attempt to germinate.
Birds make nests.
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A rich tapestry of ideas, with a great subject its beautiful though very melancholic especially the last line on each cinquain. I like how on the first stanza you refer to species on the second species and on the third mythical creatures. A great idea fantastically executed.
excuse me, but: The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semiaquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the five extant species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth. ......from wikipedia did you mean fertilize when you typed germinate? i hope 'john' finds the answers to his questions, if he wants to find them... thanks for sharing. :) bri