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Animal Gestation and Incubation
The Gestation period of an animal is the length of time from conception to birth. In this category you'll find questions and answers about the gestation period of most animals including embryo development inside the body of the mother (viviparous) and outside the mother (Oviparous) such as animals that lay eggs.
806 Questions
How do you calculate cow gestation?
Good question! On average, cows of all breeds have an average gestation period of approximately 274.9 days.
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.
What happens when the gestation period of a cow goes passed 310 days?
Nothing, obviously. The calf isn't born yet. Just let Nature take its course and the cow will give birth soon.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of breeding animals until they are purebred?
Many animals are born with serious mental and physical problems as well as not being able to produce and they can become mentally ill. If enough of this happened, the animals could be extinct. SO DON'T FORCE BREED. ;)
How long is a p lal bear pregnant?
The gestation period (time of pregnancy) for a bear is 180-270 days.
What is meant the term gestation?
Gestation is the period of time a parent carries its developing offspring before that said offspring is born.
What is the relationship between gestation and the size of the animal?
Not always, but in general, the larger the animal, the longer the gestation period.
Why is a lion's gestation period shorter than a pigs gestation period?
because a pig has more than 1 baby sometimes 12-13 at a time where as a lion can only have 2 maximum at a time so a pig has a longer gestation so the piglets can form properly
What is the latin word for the heart of the sea?
El corazón del mar. (Someone wrote this, and though Spanish is modern Latin, in classic Latin, it could be: cor maris, maris cor; centrus maris, maris centrus)
