Top 6 Animals with longest pregnancy periods:

Top 6 Animals with longest pregnancy periods:

Female pregnancies:

While human females carry a child for nine months, some animal species have pregnancies that last years.

Frilled shark:

Female frilled sharks, a deep-water species founds arounds the world remains pregnant for 3.5 years.

Alpine Salamander:

Founds in Europe primarily, alpine salamander and their pregnancies last between two to four years.

Elephants:

The gestation period in Elephants ranges from 18 to 22 months, owing to them being the largest living and biggest-brained land animals in the world.

Killer whales:

A killer whale's pregnancy lasts between 15 to 18 months. Orcas ae highly social animals who looks after the calf together as family.

Giraffe:

These giants creatures have pregnancies that last around 15 months. Female giraffes spend the majority of their adult life pregnant.

Scorpion:

Emperor scorpion are pregnant for 7-9 months while African species called Opisthacanthus asper is reportedly pregnant for 18 months.