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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.
Giraffes do not have specific mating seasons, so calves can be born at any point throughout the year. Mother giraffes remain standing during birth, which causes the calf, or rarely twin calves, to fall almost 6 feet to the ground. The calves are able to stand and run within an hour of being born.