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Female elephants social life revolves around breeding and raising of calves. A female will usually be sexually mature at around the age of thirteen.
After a gestation period of twenty-two-month, the mother gives birth to a calf that weighs about 115 kg and stands over 75 cm tall
The new born is usually the center of attention for the whole herd. The baby is born nearly blind and at first relies almost completely on its trunk to discover the world around it. The whole herd helps defend and raise the young one.
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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 the gestation period for a pig and how does it compare to human gestation?
The gestation period for a pig is around 3 months, 3 weeks, and 3 days (approximately 114 days). In comparison, the gestation period for a human is around 9 months (approximately 280 days), making human gestation significantly longer than that of a pig.
What is the gestation period of an antelope?
The gestation period of an antelope varies depending on the species, but generally ranges from 6 to 9 months.
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.
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 an elephant seal in Antarctica?
The gestation period of elephant seals is 11.3 months.
How long is the gestation period of a southern elephant seal?
Southern elephant seals have a gestation period of 11.3 months.
How long is the gestation period for an African elephant?
usually a elephant lives 60 - 80. but this one lives 20-50.
What species has the longest gestation period?
The African elephant holds the record for the longest gestation period among terrestrial mammals, lasting around 22 months.
How long is the gestation period for an elephant?
around 22 months
How many days are elephant pregnany?
22 months is the gestation period.
Animal gestation periods-What are the shortest and the longest and lengths?
The shortest known gestation period is the Virginian opossum, which is 12 days. The longest period belongs to the Indian elephant, which has a gestation period of 22 months.
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.
Which mammal has the longest gestation period and why?
In general, larger mammals have longer gestation periods. The African Bush Elephant has the longest gestation period at 22 months. Placental mammals have longer gestation periods than marsupials. Some small marsupials have gestation periods of less than two weeks.
Out of the elephant and giraffe which animal develops faster in the mother?
A giraffe has a gestation period of approximately 455 days an elephant 660
Which animal has a gestation period of 9 month?
None, the longest is the Asian elephant after a gestation period of 19 to 22 months.
Is the elephant the animal that takes the longest to have its baby?
Yes (among mammals, at least). The gestation period of the African Elephant is over 650 days, longer than any other mammal. The Asian Elephant's gestation period is second longest of mammals, at around 600-650 days.
