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

8 Elephants declared pregnant.

Index	Sex Species Name Id	Origin	Arrival Location
1	♀ EM -Nhi Linh- EEP id: 201310	Born captive-born 2013-08-10 Timber x Trong Nhi Alive	2022-11-06 Smithsonian National Zoological Park Washington
2	♀ EM -Sanuk- EEP id: 201610	Born captive-born 2016-10-16 Mekong x Thong Thai Alive	2016-10-16 Amsterdam Artis Zoo
3	♀ LA -Sweni- EEP id: 9303	Born wild 1993 x Alive	2024-05-03 Magdeburg Zoo
4	♀ EM -Maha Kumari- EEP id: 200706	Born captive-born 2007-05-09 Bindu x Thiha Phyu Alive	2019-09-13 Copenhagen Zoo
5	♀ EM -Alka-	Born unknown x Alive	Orang National Park elephant camp
6	♀ EM -Shreela (twin)-	Born captive-born 2010-12-15 noname (wild bull) x Alka Alive	2010-12-15 Orang National Park elephant camp
7	♀ LA -Maya-	Born wild 2004 x Alive	2008-11-06 Bioparc Valencia
8	♀ EM -Thong Thai- EEP id: 9011	Born unknown 1989-04-14 x Alive	2003-11-27 Amsterdam Artis Zoo

Pregnancy is mentioned on 12 other pagesGestation, Prolactin, Progesterone, Caesarean section, Uterus, Artificial insemination, Contraception, Pregnancy, Endometrium, Stillbirth, Parturition, Miscarriage,

Pregnancy is mentioned on 1 person pagesChristopher Stremme,

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, (2026). 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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