As you likely know, I have three beautiful children and I carried each one for nearly 40 weeks. In reflecting upon this, I wondered about which mammals have longer gestational periods than humans. Human gestational periods are approximately 259-280 days. Check out these mammals that have longer gestational periods (source: Wikipedia).
- Camel: 360-420
- Donkey: 365
- Walrus: 456
- Elephant: 617-645
- Giraffe: 420-450
- Horse: 330-342
- Sea Lion: 350
- Sperm Whale: 480-590
- Zebra: 361-390
- Black Rhino: 450
Those are some serious long waits to meet your little baby(ies)! Can you imagine being pregnant for a year or more?! I know that I would go absolutely crazy!
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