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 = Asian Elephants Life Cycle =
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By A.J., Casey, Sam, and Caroline The Asian elephant has the longest pregnancy period than any other land animal on earth. Their gestation period is almost 22 months. Female elephants have a baby every 3 or 4 years. The baby elephant (at birth) weighs almost 250 pounds. The baby elephant is about 3 feet tall when it is born. After about ten minutes the baby can walk. Baby elephant twins are really rare. Babies grow 10 to 12 inches every year. Mother elephants wash, feed, guide, and look after the baby elephants. Asian elephants mature at 9-14 years old. Asian Elephants become independent at 12-15 years. Male elephants leave the herd at about 12 years old. The average life span of the Asian elephant is 45 years. The oldest life span of the Asian elephants is 60-70 years. The oldest life span of the average wild elephants is 60 years but most don’t live that long. Bibliography The Life and Lore of the Elephant by Robert Delort Book of Mammals by National Geographic The life of the Elephant by Bradley Smith Elephants and Mammoths by Gwynne Vevers [|National Geographic - Profile and Facts]  [|Oregon Zoo Facts and Videos]  [|Los Angeles Zoo Facts]  
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