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it depends on the weather conditions. For Arctic animals, it's shorter because in summer, condition for giving birth is bad. For normal animals, it's still shorter because it's hard to give birth when it's cold
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What are gestation periods in animals?
Each animal has a different gestation period. A cat is 50 days and a dog is 63 days.
What is the time From fertilization until birth?
That depends on the species you are asking about. Different animals give birth after different periods of gestation.
What animal doesnt have a gestation period?
Only animals which are viviparous (give birth to live offspring) have gestation periods.
Do smaller animals have longer gestation periods than bigger animals?
No, it is the other way around. Larger animals, such as elephants, have a longer gestation period than smaller animals, like hamsters.
How long does the egg stay in the womb?
In humans 9 months. Other animals have different gestation periods. Gestation is the period of time that the fetus spends growing inside its mother's uterus. The gestation period for humans is approximately 40 weeks long.
Are gestation periods different for different breeds of dogs?
Gestation periods for different breeds of dogs only vary slightly. The average gestation period for dogs is nine to ten weeks.
Do animals who live in the water have shorter gestation periods than animals who live on land.?
I don't think so but maybe it is. But out of prediction I can say that animals that live in water have shorter gestation periods than animals on land because it takes a baby 9 months to get out of the mother's womb. Just my guess.
What is animals gestation period?
it is different for every animal
How long do animals stay pregnant?
pregnancy time completely depends on the type of animal. Not all animals have the same average time.You need to be more specific. There are thousands of species of animals and the gestation periods are vastly different depending on the animal.
Do all mammals have the same gestation?
Gestation and pregnancy are synonyms, although gestation is generally used for non-human animals (particularly non-pet animals) and pregnancy is generally reserved for humans (and increasingly companion or pet animals).
How does gestation times and mammals compare?
Yes placental mammals have quite long gestation periods. The length is often comparable to size of the animal, larger animals like elephants and hippos have very long gestation.
How long is the incubation for a wolf?
a couple of months and then they become more indipendent
