Pregnancy

Definition of Pregnancy

From the elephant glossary Section: reproduction

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Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops (gestates) inside a pregnant female's Uterus.

Elephants in good body condition should gain no more than 5% of their body weight during pregnancy.

Each pregnancy leaves permanent damage on the Endometrium that is repaired by scar tissue so that the number of pregnancies can be determined during autopsy by counting these scars.

Anatomical, Physiological, Behavioral and Pathological Aspects of the Estrous Cycle in Elephants, by Robert Hermes

14 Elephants declared pregnant.

Index	Sex Species Name Id	Origin	Arrival Location
1	♀ EM -Banumathi-	Born unknown 1989? x Alive	Sakrebyle elephant camp
2	♀ LA -Xolani-	Born wild 2010? x Alive	2016-03-11 Sedgwick County Zoo
3	♀ LA -Arusi-	Born wild 2010? x Alive	2016-03-11 Sedgwick County Zoo
4	♀ LA -Talia-	Born wild 2010? x Alive	2016-03-11 Sedgwick County Zoo
5	♀ LA -Sweni- EEP id: 9303	Born wild 1993 x Alive	2024-05-03 Magdeburg Zoo
6	♀ EM -Maha Kumari- EEP id: 200706	Born captive-born 2007-05-09 Bindu x Thiha Phyu Alive	2019-09-13 Copenhagen Zoo
7	♀ EM -Alka-	Born unknown x Alive	Orang National Park elephant camp
8	♀ EM -Shreela (twin)-	Born captive-born 2010-12-15 noname (wild bull) x Alka Alive	2010-12-15 Orang National Park elephant camp
9	♀ EM -Rozie (Rozana)- SSP id: 337	Born captive-born 1992-11-08 Ranchipur x Alice Alive	1992-11-08 Albuquerque Biological Park
10	♀ LA -Maya-	Born wild 2004 x Alive	2008-11-06 Bioparc Valencia
11	♀ LA -Kariba- EEP id: 20042	Born captive-born 2006-03-17 Tembo x Saba (Sabah) Alive	2020-08-26 Kronberg Opel Zoo
12	♀ EM -Lamyai-	Born unknown 1982-01-30 x Alive	Ban Ta Klang elephant village
13	♀ EM -Chaitra- Local id: 2 DCEMK id: 2	Born captive-born 1971 x Alive	Ramapura camp
14	♀ EM -Ikeo-	Born captive-born 1983 Ba Kok x noname (dombray) Alive	2015-00-00 Airavata Elephant Foundation

Pregnancy is mentioned on 9 other pagesGestation, Prolactin, Progesterone, Caesarean section, Uterus, Artificial insemination, Contraception, Pregnancy, Endometrium,

Pregnancy is mentioned on 6 location pagesBlackpool Zoo, Buluh Cina ecopark, Gangala-na-Bodio Elephant Domestication Center, Melbourne Zoo, Portland Zoo (Metro Washington Park Zoo), San Diego Zoo Safari Park,

Pregnancy is mentioned on 20 elephant record pagesAnjan Hi Way, Azizah (Lay,Layang Layang), Bankong, Bong Su, Chaitra, Damini, Dottie, fetal death, Gee Pael, Jenny, Kham, Kulab, Lakuna, Mable (wild), miscarriage, Mo Phror Mae, Nancy, Ngatini, noname, Opal,

Reference list Koehl, Dan, (2025). Pregnancy. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 September 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/index.php?id=250. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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