The other day I was approached by a friend who was curious about the length of a dog's pregnancy. To be honest I had no idea, so rather than leaving her hanging, I did some research and I thought I would share the answer with everyone.
So here it goes, a list of various gestation periods for animals that I found:
***Keep in mind, these are all approximate.
Dog - 60 days
Cat - 60 days
Guinea pig - 65 days
Birds - 20 days (this includes egg and chick time)
Elephant - 640 days (Almost two years!!!)
Cow - 285 days
Deer - 200 days
Ferret - 42 days
Rabbit - 30 days
I still can't believe that a guinea pig's gestation period is longer than a dogs and a cats. Okay nature...you do some weird things some times and to be honest, I don't always understand you.
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