Question

How long is the gestation period of an African elephant?

Answer 1

The gestation period of an African elephant is approximately 22 months. African elephants are the largest land animals in the world and the gestation period reflects this. The calf is born weighing between 200 and 250 pounds and is able to stand within an hour of being born.

Answer 2

Elephants are the largest land mammals in the world, so it's perhaps not surprising that they have the longest pregnancy of any living mammal: African elephants are pregnant for an average of 22 months, whilst for Asian elephants it's 18 to 22 months.

Answer 3

The gestation period of an African elephant is the longest among all the land mammals, lasting approximately 22 months, or about 645 days. Female elephants typically give birth to a single calf which can weigh over 100 kg at birth.

Answer 4

Elephants are animals with the longest gestation period, ranging from eighteen months to about twenty two months.

The Africa bush elephant has a gestation period of twenty two (22) months.