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.
Last year, a Masai giraffe at the Los Angeles Zoo died shortly after a stillborn calf was removed. Masai giraffes typically live into their late teens to early 20s. Females can give birth as young as 4 and gestation lasts, on average, about 15 months.