The number of square units inside a shape. Area means the amount of 2-dimensional space an object takes up. area is the space inside the shape. The number of square units inside a shape. Area means the amount of 2-dimensional space an object takes up. area is the space inside the shape.
A female elephant will have a single baby (called a calf) every four or five years. Calves are born 85 cm (33 in) tall and weigh around 120 kg (260 lb). An elephant's gestation lasts about 22 months. Another female elephant often stays with the new mother until its baby is born. The newborn elephant can often stand within a half hour after it is born. Mother elephants touch their babies gently with their trunks. It takes a baby a year or more to control its trunk and learn its many uses. Baby elephants nurse for the first two years of their lives. After it is born, the first thing that the baby does is wobble in search of its mother's milk. It drinks about 10 liters of milk every day.
Both African and Asian elephants have a pregnancy that approaches two yearsâ22 months, to be exact. This is the longest gestation period for any land animal, and one âof the longest for any animal on earth. Elephants produce one baby at a time, and the youngster weighs around 105 kilograms (230 pounds) at birth.oth African and Asian elephants have a pregnancy that approaches two yearsâ22 months, to be exact. This is the longest gestation period for any land animal, and one âof the longest for any animal on earth. Elephants produce one baby at a time, and the youngster weighs around 105 kilograms (230 pounds) at birth.