my grandma say's it takes more than a year and im don't know if it was true i think its only 9 months and if you know what it realy is plzzzz tell me.
2007-01-31 11:17:05 · 10 answers · asked by vidkid234 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
i believe it is 18 months
2007-01-31 11:19:29 · answer #1 · answered by Olivia W 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Elephants are mammals, and the largest land animals alive today. 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 kg (265 lb).
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The "Skinny" on Elephant Reproduction
• Females (cows) reach sexual maturity at around 9-12 years of age and become pregnant for the first time, on average, around age 13.
• Females give birth at intervals of about every 5 years.
• Although males (bulls) reach sexual maturity around age 10, they often do not breed until they are about 30 when they become large and strong enough to compete successfully with other large bulls for the attention of females.
• An elephant's gestation period lasts about 22 months (630-660 days), the longest gestation period of any mammal, after which one calf typically is born. Twins are rare.
• The initial signs of labor include: bulging beneath the tail, general discomfort, and straining. Also, the pregnant elephant's progesterone (a hormone that maintains pregnancy) level drops approximately 3-5 days prior to the onset of labor.
• Labor ranges in length from 5 minutes to 60 hours. The average length of labor is 11 hours.
• At birth, calves weigh around 200-250 pounds, and they gain 2-2.5 pounds a day.
• In the wild, the mother is accompanied by other adult females (aunts) that protect the young.
• In the wild, baby elephants are raised and nurtured by the whole family group, practically from the moment they are born.
2007-01-31 11:28:14 · answer #2 · answered by landhermit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
22 months
2007-01-31 11:20:55 · answer #3 · answered by T Time 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is 22 months. A long time.
2007-01-31 11:30:14 · answer #4 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9 months umm more like 22 months
2007-01-31 11:20:10 · answer #5 · answered by meatismurder90 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it takes two years for a elephant to have a baby
2007-01-31 11:22:26 · answer #6 · answered by kooneyedkellie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All I know is it takes over a year.
2007-01-31 11:22:36 · answer #7 · answered by blackbriar2006 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
two years
2007-01-31 11:19:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that it is about 36 months.
2007-01-31 11:21:28 · answer #9 · answered by Jen of Eve 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is normally over 2 years.
2007-02-01 00:16:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋