Animals
How many months is the gestation period of an elephant?
22
Background
An elephant baby grows for 22 months inside its mother. That is almost two years, the longest pregnancy of any land animal. At birth, the calf already weighs around 100 kilograms. The mother cares for her child for many years.
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