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Gestation. Giraffes are pregnant for a period between 14 and 15 months, or 453 to 464 days, one of longest gestation periods in the animal kingdom. Giraffes usually give birth to one offspring at a time, although twins are born occasionally.
An Asian elephant is pregnant for 645 days while an African elephant is pregnant for 640 days. But it can be 21-23 months long. An elephant has the longest gestation period of any land animal, at 22 weeks. An elephant calf can weigh up to 260 pounds! An adult African elephant can weigh more than 15,000 pounds. http://answers.ask.com/Science/Other/how_long_are_elephants_pregnant_for. The gestation period of an average elephant is 22 months, or 630-660 days. The elephant has the longest gestation period of any mammal.