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Yes placental mammals have quite long gestation periods. The length is often comparable to size of the animal, larger animals like elephants and hippos have very long gestation.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoGenerally the larger a mammal is, the longer it's gestation period.
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How do gestation times compare among mammals?
The pygmy shrew has a gestation time of a mere twelve days, whereas the white rhinoceros can sport a time of 14 months.
What is the gestation period for a pig and how does it compare to human gestation?
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Do all mammals have the same gestation period?
NO
Are mammals internal or external development?
Mammals have internal gestation with viviparous birth.
What do you call the pregnancy of the animals?
This is called the gestation period in mammals, and pregnancy in humans.
Do all mammals have the same gestation?
Gestation and pregnancy are synonyms, although gestation is generally used for non-human animals (particularly non-pet animals) and pregnancy is generally reserved for humans (and increasingly companion or pet animals).
The gestation perod for all mammals is?
The gestation periods for mammals differs greatly. In general it appears to be very short in small mammals, (some shrews and mice are only a few days) while increasing in length as the mammal increases in size. Elephants, hippos, bears whales and other large mammals have gestation periods lasting 9 to 18 months.
What is the relationship between body size and gestation period in placental mammals?
yes it does. the larger the mammal the longer its gestation period :)
What is a mammals gestation period?
The gestational period for a mammal varies. Smaller mammals tend to have a shorter gestational period than larger mammals.
Mammals that carry their young in the uterus for a long gestation period until they are well developed and then born are?
Placental Mammals.
What is the mean of gestation?
Gestation is the length of time that a female mammal carries her baby before birth. Only mammals give birth to live young, so the word is only used to refer to mammals. The gestation period is different for every mammal. Humans have a gestation period of around nine months.
What type of mammals have relatively short gestation periods?
Small ones.
