Cincinnati Zoo to welcome baby animal in the fall

Tessa, a giraffe at the Cincinnati Zoo, is pregnant with her fifth calf. The baby giraffe will join the zoo's tower of four in October.
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Pregnancy Shouldn’t Work Like This

Female tammar wallabies are rarely, if ever, truly alone. Their pregnancies last almost exactly 12 months—and within hours of giving birth, most of the marsupials can be found mating again, conceiving ...
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5 Animals with Longest Pregnancy Period

Think your nine months felt long? These animal moms laugh at your pregnancy complaints. Some carry babies longer than your last relationship lasted. Others stay pregnant for more time than it takes to ...
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Bill to codify pregnancy and lactation as grounds for placing animal in foster care gains traction with Gov. Ayotte, advocates

Teresa Paradis, founder of Live and Let Live, cradles Miss Bell, a new mother, at the rescue. Credit: REBECA PEREIRA / Monitor Marigold went into labor in the middle of the night. The pregnant cat, ...