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Q: Why is an elephant pregnant for 2 years?
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How many years does it take for an elephant to be born?

A female elephant is pregnant for two years.


How long does an Elephant Bird live?

2 years.


How long does it take for an elephants embryo fully form?

A mother elephant is pregnant for 645 days, or 1.7 years.


How long was the female wooly mammoth pregnant?

Around a normal elephant, 18 months to 2 years I think.


How many babys does an African elephant have?

Just one, it takes an elephant just under 2 years to gestate.


How many calfs does a female elephant have a year?

Technically the answer is zero. African elephants are pregnant for about 22 months so they only have babies about once every two to four years.Elephants can only have one baby a year, because elephant gestation lasts for almost 2 years.


How many young does the elephant produce?

One at a time..the gestation period is very long. The elephant's gestation period is 22 months, the longest of any land animal. At birth it is common for an elephant calf to weigh 120 kilograms (265 lb). That would mean that ,technically, they could have an baby elephant every 2-2 1/2 years until the elephant reaches about 45 yrs old. If you mean how many in a lifetime of an elephant...depends on the elephant...elephants have a life span of up to 70 years. If the elephant is in a zoo, life span is about 35 years.


How many months does it take for an elephant to reproduce?

Females are pregnant for 22 months; just two months shy of two years.


Are elephant are extinct?

Yes, the last one died 2 years ago


How long is a female elephant pregnate for?

22 months(almost 2 years):-)


How many months elephant give birth?

21 months that 2 years


What is an pregnant elephants called?

when a cow ( female elephant ) is pregnant, it is called gestation preiod.