9 of the most different pregnancies in the animal world

The gestation period of each species in the animal kingdom varies greatly, and some animals need much more or less time than we humans to be born. Here are some of the most amazing animal pregnancies in the world:

1 - Elephants: between 640 and 660 days

Yeah, elephants get pregnant for a long, long time - a total of 95 weeks, which means more than twice the time of human gestation. No wonder then that these animals do not have the custom of having many children.

2 - Hippos: 8 months

It's faster to spawn a little hippo than I little human, you know that?

3 - Giraffes: between 14 and 15 months

Giraffe puppies are born at almost 70 kg and 1.8 m tall, so you can expect them to stay longer in the oven. The birth takes place with the mother giraffe standing, so it is more than normal for the baby, at birth, to drop from a height of almost 2 m until it reaches the floor.

4 - Orca Whale: 17 months

The reason for such a long wait for the day of delivery is also due to the large size of these babies, who are born weighing somewhere between 120 kg and 160 kg and measuring almost 3 m in length.

5 - Opossum: 13 days

The skunk has the shortest gestation among mammals, and their life expectancy is not the longest either: between two and four years.

6 - Gorillas: 8.5 months

So ... Remember that we are very similar to these animals, right?

7 - Black Bear: 220 days

Another pregnancy smaller than that of humans. The little bears are born very small, measuring between 15 cm and 20 cm, totally hairless.

8 - Hedgehog: 112 days

The porcupine has the longest gestation among rodents. Puppies are born with soft spines, which harden as they grow.

9 - Sea Lion: 15 months

They are charming puppies, no doubt, and need a little more time than humans to be born.