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Definition of Uterus

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African elephant with fetus in Uterus. From Obstetrics in elephants

Asian elephant with fetus in Uterus. From Obstetrics in elephants

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In mammals, the four main forms of the uterus are: duplex, bipartite, bicornuate and simplex.

The upper parts of the elephant uterus is bicornuate and remain separate, but the lower parts are fused into a single structure. Found in dogs, pigs, elephants, whales, dolphins, and tarsiers, and strepsirrhine primates among others.

The female elephants's are Polyestrous, which means that they are capable of conceiving multiple times a year, which is a reason why they do not appear to have a breeding season. However, there does appear to be a peak in conceptions during the two rainy seasons of the year. Generally, the female conceives after two or three matings.

Although the female has plenty of room in her uterus to gestate twins, twins are rarely conceived. The female African forest elephant's Pregnancy lasts 22 months. Based on the Maturity, fertility, and Gestation rates, African forest elephants have the capabilities of increasing the species' population size by 5% annually under ideal conditions.

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Uterus mentioned in The Elephant Database

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25 elephants in the elephant database match the word Uterus

EM-F Andra born 1959? arrived at Circus Rolando Orfei (Hanmar Circus, Coda Prin) in Italy
EM-F Babe born 1954 arrived 1985-06-06 at Syracuse Zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo) in United States, from Zoo Miami (Miami Metro Zoo), in United States.
EM-F Babe (Assam) born 1967 arrived 1991-02-02 at Fort Worth Zoo in United States, from Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, in United States.
EM-F Buag Hah (Pang Yang) born 1958 arrived 1962-06-22 at Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark, from Thailand unspecified location, in Thailand.
EM-F Dok Geaw born 2015? arrived 2017-05-25 at Elephant Nature Park (ENP) in Thailand, from Thai Elephant Conservation Center (TECC), in Thailand.
EM-F Dulary born 1963 arrived 2007-04-30 at Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary (TES) in United States, from Philadelphia Zoo, in United States.
EM-F Jean born 1969 arrived 1972-04-21 at San Diego Zoo Safari Park in United States, from San Diego Zoo, in United States.
EM-F K born 1923-10-09 arrived 1929-05-30 at Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark, from East Asiatic Company, in Denmark.
EM-F Khaing Lwin Htoo born 1981-07-22 arrived 2004-08-03 at Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo) in Germany, from Emmen Zoo, in Netherlands.
LA-F Lumni (Lubni, Luki, Lukky, Lucky) born 1982 arrived 2010-06-17 at La Teste Zoo du Bassin d´Arcachon in France, from Parco Faunistico Le Cornelle, in Italy.
EM-F Mai born 1994 arrived at Thailand unspecified location in Thailand, from TECC elephant hospital Lampang, in Thailand.
EM-F Mila born 1973 arrived 2008-06-30 at Sapucaia Zoo in Brazil, from Beto Carrero World, in Brazil.
EM- miscarriage born 2016-01-28 arrived 2016-01-28 at Leipzig Zoo in Germany
LA-F Norris (Mazal) born 1969 arrived 1973-07-27 at Ramat Gan Zoo in Israel, from Arusha National Park, in Tanzania.
EM-F Pepita born 1950 arrived 1990-00-00 at Zoolandia in Finland, from Suomen Tivoli, in Finland.
LA-F Pumbi born 1985? arrived 1987-04-28 at Pretoria Zoo in South Africa, from Kruger National Park, in South Africa.
LA-F Rosa born 1983 arrived 1998-02-28 at Colchester Zoo in United Kingdom, from Mary Chipperfield’s Circus, in United Kingdom.
EM-F Ruby born 1973 arrived 1997-11-11 at Phoenix Zoo in United States, from Tulsa Zoo, in United States.
EM-F Savitri born 1954 arrived 1955-09-16 at Sofia Zoo in Bulgaria
LA-M Sebas pickled elephant born <1753 arrived at Africa unspecified location in Africa unspecified country
LA- stillborn born 2008-03-01 arrived 2008-03-01 at Colchester Zoo in United Kingdom
EM- stillborn born 2008-03-11 arrived 2008-03-11 at Cologne Zoo (Köln Zoo) in Germany
EM-F stillborn born 1998-11-06 arrived 1998-11-06 at Phoenix Zoo in United States
EM-F Thura born 1974-00-00 arrived 2014-09-02 at Leipzig Zoo in Germany, from Carl Hagenbecks Tierpark (Stellingen), in Germany.
LA-F Vanni born 1973 arrived 2005-10-03 at Nikolaev Zoo in Ukraine, from Zoolandia, in Finland.

Reference list Koehl, Dan, (2023). Uterus. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 September 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/index.php?id=224. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_forest_elephant ** R.Hermesa1, J. Saragustya, W.Schaftenaar, D. Göritza, D.L.Schmitt, T.B.Hildebrandt: Obstetrics in elephants, at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0093691X08001684

Selected publications

R.Hermesa1, J. Saragustya, W.Schaftenaar, D. Göritza, D.L.Schmitt, T.B.Hildebrandt: Obstetrics in elephants

Links about Uterus

Selected external links for this article about Uterus:

R.Hermesa1, J. Saragustya, W.Schaftenaar, D. Göritza, D.L.Schmitt, T.B.Hildebrandt: Obstetrics in elephants, at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0093691X08001684

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