Fig. 2: Birth complications, such as calves getting stuck in the birth canal, also occur in elephants. At 22 months, elephants have the longest pregnancy of any mammal. (IMAGE)

University of Vienna

Fig. 2: Birth complications, such as calves getting stuck in the birth canal, also occur in elephants. At 22 months, elephants have the longest pregnancy of any mammal.

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Fig. 2: Birth complications, such as calves getting stuck in the birth canal, also occur in elephants. At 22 months, elephants have the longest pregnancy of any mammal.

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