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It varies from animal to animal, but here are a few:
elephant - 645 days,
beaver - 122 days,
domestic cat -61 days,
domestic dog - 64 days,
kangaroo - 42 days,
horse - 336 days,
mouse - 19 days,
whale - 490 days,
zebra - 365 days
domestic cow - 285 days
domestic pig - 114 days
human - 260 days
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What factor in animals limits the length of gestation period?
Gestation period is genetically controlled .
What is the gestation period of sunflower seeds planting to harvest?
gestation period of a plant
Name the mammal that has the shortest gestation period of 8 days?
It is a fallacy that any mammal has a gestation period of 8 days. Two marsupials share the shortest gestation period. The Virginian opossum and the yapok (an unusual, rare water opossum) have a gestation period period of 12-13 days. Several sources cite the Eastern quoll of Australia as also having a gestation period of anywhere between 8 and 13 days, but this is incorrect. The Eastern quoll's gestation period is 20-24 days.
What is the gestation period for a pig and how does it compare to human gestation?
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Animal gestation periods - What are the shortest and the longest and their lengths?
Two marsupials share the shortest gestation period. The Virginian opossum and the yapok (an unusual, rare water opossum) have a gestation period period of 12-13 days. Several sources cite the Eastern quoll of Australia as also having a gestation period of 12-13 days, but this is incorrect. The Eastern quoll's gestation period is 21 days. The longest known gestation period of any animal is that of the African elephant. Its gestation period averages 660 days but can extend to 760 days.
What is your animals gestation period of a pincher?
What is a gestation period of a pincher
What factor in animals limits the length of gestation period?
Gestation period is genetically controlled .
What is animals gestation period?
it is different for every animal
How long is the gestation period for animals in months?
The gestation period for each animal is different. For example Elephants have a gestation period of 22 months where as polar bears one of only 8 months.
What animal doesnt have a gestation period?
Only animals which are viviparous (give birth to live offspring) have gestation periods.
What do you call the pregnancy of the animals?
This is called the gestation period in mammals, and pregnancy in humans.
Do smaller animals have longer gestation periods than bigger animals?
No, it is the other way around. Larger animals, such as elephants, have a longer gestation period than smaller animals, like hamsters.
What are gestation periods in animals?
Each animal has a different gestation period. A cat is 50 days and a dog is 63 days.
What animals have a average gestation period that is longer than 1 year?
giraffe
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).
Gestation period of a axolotl?
gestation period of an axolotl?
Who long is the animals longest gestation period?
Elephants have one of the longest gestation period among mammals. They are pregnant for a period of around 22 months. After the 22 month gestation, they giver birth to a calf that is approximately 250 pounds heavy and stands at around 2.5 feet tall
