The precedent on an issue is the collective body of judicially announced principles that a court should consider when interpreting the law. When a precedent establishes an important legal principle, or represents new or changed law on a particular issue, that precedent is often known as a landmark decision.he other type of precedent is case law. In common law systems this type of precedent is granted more or less weight in the deliberations of a court according to a number of factors.
An elephant pregnancy lasts for 21 - 22 months, the longest in the animal kingdom. Thong Deeâs gestation was 646 days, Porntipâs gestation was 651 days and Pak Boonâs gestation period was 658 days. The average/median gestation period for recorded elephant pregnancies is 659 days.
They have slow rates of reproduction. Elephants have longer pregnancies than almost any other mammal. They carry their calves for 22 months, and cows usually only bear one calf every two to four years. Reproduction rates are not sufficient to sustain population numbers at the current poaching rates.