How long is that pregnancy?
December 3, 2008 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Women's Health
Forty weeks, more or less nine months, seems like a long time. But did you ever wonder how long other mammals are pregnant for a full term?
Here are some gestational periods; some you’ll envy, other’s you’ll like feel a lot of sympathy:
Less than 40 weeks:
- Baboon: about 27 weeks
- Buffalo: 38.5 weeks
- Kangaroo: 7 weeks
- Guinea pig: 9.5 weeks (a guinea pig takes longer than a kangaroo??)
- Rabbit: 3 weeks
More than 40 weeks:
- Horse: 47 to 49 weeks
- Whale: 68.5 to 70.5 weeks
- Rhinoceros: 64 weeks
Did any of these surprise you?
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Tags: pregnancy blog, gestational period
