Which animal is pregnant for lifetime?

The swamp wallaby is the only mammal that is permanently pregnant throughout its life according to new research about the reproductive habits of marsupials. Unlike humans, kangaroos and wallabies
kangaroos and wallabies
Noun. macropod (plural macropods) A marsupial of the family Macropodidae, which includes the kangaroos, wallabies, tree kangaroos and pademelons. Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; — called also spider crab.
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have two uteri. The new embryo formed at the end of pregnancy develops in the second, 'unused' uterus.
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What has the longest pregnancy?

Elephant Gestation

At up to 23 months, elephants boast the longest gestation period of any land animal.
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Which animal is born already pregnant?

Aphid. Aphids, tiny insects found the world over, are “essentially born pregnant,” says Ed Spevak, curator of invertebrates at the St. Louis Zoo.
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What animal has the most babies in a lifetime?

NORWAY LEMMING BABIES: 192.
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Can an elephant be pregnant for 5 years?

Ultrasounds reveal how elephants remain pregnant for 22 months. Nothing about elephants is small, and their pregnancies are no exception. Before giving birth to a 110-kilogram calf, mothers carry the fetus for 22 months, the longest gestation period of any mammal.
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Animals Pregnancy Period Comparison | Shortest To Longest Animals Gestation Period



How long is a shark pregnant?

Reproduction in sharks is equally varied: some lay eggs, but most give birth to live young. Sharks typically give birth after 11–12 months of pregnancy, but some, such as the frilled shark, are pregnant for more than three years. In some sharks, a placenta develops during pregnancy.
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Which animal has blue blood?

Can you guess what animals might have blue blood? Lobsters, crabs, pillbugs, shrimp, octopus, crayfish, scallops, barnacles, snails, small worms (except earthworms), clams, squid, slugs, mussels, horseshoe crabs, most spiders. None of these animals have backbones. Some of these animals are Mollusks, like the snails.
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Which animal has black blood?

Brachiopods have black blood. Octopuses have a copper-based blood called hemocyanin that can absorb all colors except blue, which it reflects, hence making the octopus' blood appear blue.
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What animal has the most painful birth?

Squirrel monkey infants have such large heads compared to the size of their mothers' pelvises that they face a very high rate of birth complications. Perhaps the most horrifying birth is that of the spotted hyena.
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What animal has the dad give birth?

Seahorse fathers break all the rules—they're the onces who get pregnant and give birth. After the seahorse mother deposits her eggs into the father's pouch, the father fertilizes the eggs and incubates them until he gives birth to the tiny, fully-formed seahorses.
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What animals only give birth once?

Large mammals, such as primates, cattle, horses, some antelopes, giraffes, hippopotamuses, rhinoceroses, elephants, seals, whales, dolphins, and porpoises, generally are pregnant with one offspring at a time, although they may have twin or multiple births on occasion.
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Can animals have twin babies?

Identical twins, although rare, do occur in other animal species, including horses, cattle, pigs, and even armadillos. In some of these species, the occurrence of identical twins often comes the concern of conjoined twins, most notably in cattle.
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What was the shortest pregnancy?

The shortest known gestation is that of the Virginian opossum, about 12 days, and the longest that of the Indian elephant, about 22 months. In the course of evolution the duration of gestation has become adapted to the needs of the species.
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What is the shortest pregnancy in humans?

Guinness World Records officially named Curtis Means, born at 21 weeks and one day at UAB Hospital, the most premature infant to survive.
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Can you be pregnant for 4 years?

The group describes the condition as: "A pregnancy where there is no detectable hCG in the mother's system due to a hormonal imbalance, resulting in an extremely long gestation period, that is typically 3 to 5 years. Both urine and blood pregnancy tests will be negative during a cryptic pregnancy.
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Which animal has no bones?

Earthworms are invertebrates, which means they do not have a backbone. In fact, they don't have any kind of bones, legs, eyes, or teeth.
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What color is human blood?

It's red because of the red blood cells (hemoglobin). Blood does change color somewhat as oxygen is absorbed and replenished. But it doesn't change from red to blue. It changes from red to dark red.
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Which animal has 25,000 teeth?

Snails have more teeth than any animal.

A snail's mouth is no larger than the head of a pin, but can have over 25,000 teeth (but these aren't like regular teeth, they are on its tongue).
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What color is cockroach blood?

The colour of the blood of the cockroach is not red it is colourless due to the absence of hemoglobin. The blood of the cockroach is known as hemolymph.
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What color is spider blood?

Snails, spiders and octopi have something in common- they all have blue blood! We're not talking in the sense of royalty, these creatures literally have blue blood. So why is their blood blue and ours red? One of the purposes of blood is to carry oxygen around the body.
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What animal is blue milk?

Hippopotamus gives the milk of blue color. Blue milk, also known as Bantha milk, was a rich blue-colored milk produced by female banthas.
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How long are giraffes pregnant for?

While carrying a baby for nine months may seem like long enough for some human mothers, spare a thought for giraffes who have gestation periods of 15 months!
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How long are dogs pregnant for?

Pregnancy in dogs, also called the gestation period, normally ranges from 57-65 days with an average of 63 days. With a planned breeding, you should record the exact date of mating. If there are two matings, make a note of the dates and expect birth to occur between 63 and 65 days later.
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