What animal has longest gestation period?

elephants
Elephant Gestation At up to 23 months, elephants boast the longest gestation period of any land animal.

Is it true that elephants are pregnant for 2 years?

How many babies can an elephant have? Elephants give birth around every four years, and given their pregnancies can last around two years, that is quite a lot! Although elephants can live for 60-70 years, they typically only have about four or five babies during their lives.

Which elephant has the longest gestation?

African
The African elephant has the longest gestation period followed by the Asian Elephant & Sperm Whale.

Rank	Mammal	Days
1	Elephant (African)	645
2	Elephant (Asian)	617
3	Whale (sperm)	480–590
4	Rhinoceros (black)	450

Why does it take 2 years for elephants pregnant?

One of the reasons elephant pregnancies are so long is because elephants are big. Due to their size, the development of elephants in the womb is slow. Elephants are also highly intelligent. The long elephant gestation period allows the baby elephant’s brain to properly develop.

What animal gets pregnant by itself?

The boa constrictor, monitor lizard and Komodo dragon are both capable of becoming pregnant without male fertilization, by parthenogenesis.

Can elephants have twins?

Elephant twins are extremely rare and only make up one percent of all births. Mothers rarely have enough milk to feed two calves. When twins are born, both rarely survive.

Can elephants have triplets?

There are a few records of twins being born to Asian elephants in Thailand and Nepal. Their African counterparts in Addo Elephant National Park in the Eastern Cape of South Africa have had three sets of twins, with the latest being in 2005, and Amboseli National Park in Kenya had a pair born in the 1970’s.

How big is an elephant testicle?

Testicles. The elephant’s testicles – about the size of a “respectable globe” – are located under 2 inches of skin, 12 inches of muscle, 4 inches of fat, and an extremely thick 69 inches of hair. Consequently, elephant vasectomies are extremely difficult to perform anal sex.

What is the lifespan of an elephant?

Asian elephant: 48 years
African bush elephant: 60 – 70 yearsAfrican forest elephant: 60 – 70 years
Elephant/Lifespan

Can an elephant have twins?

Do elephants have breasts?

Elephants have breasts, like humans, and not udders like cows. Their breasts are between their forelimbs on the ‘chest’ of the elephant and are only visible once the elephant has had her first pregnancy, until then male and female elephants look similar.