Manama, Sep 3 (BNA) -- Minister of State for Information Affairs and Government's Official Spokesperson Sameera Ebraheem bin Rajab, today received Eman Rajab, an expert at the Regional Relations Studies Unit (RRSU) and Head of Academic Development at the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies in Cairo.
Giraffes are pregnant for a period between 14 and 15 months, or 453 to 464 days, one of longest gestation periods in the animal kingdom. Giraffes usually give birth to one offspring at a time, although twins are born occasionally. Because the gestation period is so long, the giraffe won't give birth to another baby for 16 months or more.
This is one way to try to increase the number of giraffes out there but generally they arenât in captivity for that purpose. It takes approximately 15 months after conception for a giraffe calf to be born. Most of the time there is only one at a time but some reports of twins have been noted. The mother remains standing up when the baby drops from her body to the ground which is some feet below.