Which mammal has longest pregnancy?

Question

This is random but my niece asked me while I was reading pregnancy facts and now I am curious too. I know human pregnancy is around 9 months, but which animal carries longest? Anyone knows?

Rachita Shah · Answer

Haha I think it's elephant? My nephew told me from his school book. Imagine waiting that long, I'm already impatient at 5 months.

Padmini Singhania · Answer

Elephants! Almost 22 months yaar, can u imagine. Suddenly my 9 months feel like a holiday lol. Whoever is complaining about the third trimester, atleast we are not elephants.

Aparna Patel · Answer

The African elephant, around 18 to 22 months. I read it when I was bored on bed rest. Apparently bigger animals usually carry longer since the babies need more time to develop. Fun fact to distract from our own counting of weeks.

Shilpa Lohia · Answer

Elephants, nearly 2 years. Makes our 9 months sound easy na.

Geeta Iyer · Answer

Elephant, 2 whole years almost. I'm 38 weeks and ready to lose my mind, so honestly thank god I'm a human and not an elephant mama.