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Asian elephant gestation periods last anywhere from 18-22 months, while African elephant gestations last a full 22 months. That’s only two months shy of a two-year pregnancy!
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Sedgwick County Zoo’s excitement about five elephant pregnancies has been dimmed as one of the pregnancies has ended in a stillbirth. The zoo says 29-year-old ...
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Zoo recently announced that Zahara, one of its African elephants, is pregnant via artificial insemination. Zahara is 16 years old and already 15 months into her ...
The pregnancy is the result of artificial insemination. An elephant pregnancy lasts about 23 months, and a newborn weighs about 250-350 pounds. This is Renee’s third pregnancy through artificial AI.
Sedgwick County Zoo elephant’s pregnancy comes to ‘heartbreaking’ end by: Laura McMillan. Posted: Mar 17, 2025 / 01:24 PM CDT. Updated: Mar 17, 2025 / 02:21 PM CDT.
In its announcement, the zoo noted that now, with this new elephant pregnancy, all of their female elephants, except for one named Stephanie, who is no longer of reproductive age, are currently ...
TOLEDO, Ohio — Editor's note: The attached video is from a story regarding Lucas, a Toledo Zoo elephant that died in 2021. The Toledo Zoo announced the pregnancy of Renee, a 43-year-old African ...
Elephant calf lies in the sand soon after being born at Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, AZ on March 8. Reid Park Zoo's Instagram page In November, a pregnant African elephant named Semba was put on 24 ...
Elephant calf lies in the sand soon after being born at Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, AZ on March 8. Reid Park Zoo's Instagram page In November, a pregnant African elephant named Semba was put on 24 ...
Asian elephant gestation periods last anywhere from 18-22 months, while African elephant gestations last a full 22 months. That’s only two months shy of a two-year pregnancy!
TOLEDO, Ohio — Editor's note: The attached video is from a story regarding Lucas, a Toledo Zoo elephant that died in 2021. The Toledo Zoo announced the pregnancy of Renee, a 43-year-old African ...