Hamsters have the shortest gestation period, followed by mice and meadow mice. Rank, mammals, days. 1, hamster, 16-23.
Which animal is pregnant in the shortest time?
The gestation period depends on the species. The shortest known gestation period is about 12 days for the Virginia Opossum and the longest gestation period is about 22 months for the Indian elephant.
Which animal is the shortest to mature?
This week, researchers have acquired new record holders for their rapid growth. Susan Mirius of Science News reports that the turquoise kirifish found in Mozambique, Nosoblancius fluzeli, can mature in just 14 days, the fastest of all known vertebrates.
Which animal takes the longest to give birth?
Elephants have the longest gestation period of any living mammal. If you (or someone you know) experience a pregnancy that seems to last forever, don't think of an elephant. It is an animal of nearly two years, one of the longest gestational periods of all living mammals.
What is the longest pregnancy in history?
1. The longest recorded pregnancy was 375 days. According to a 1945 entry in Time Magazine, a woman named Beulah Hunter gave birth in Los Angeles almost 100 days after an average of 280 days of pregnancy.
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