• Question: what animal looks after there young the longest

    Asked by to Natalie on 13 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Natalie Pilakouta answered on 13 Jun 2014:


      Great question!

      Aside from humans, orangutans spend the longest time with their young. They only have a single baby at a time and they stay with it for at least 7 years and sometimes longer!

      Another amazing example that I just have to mention are elephants which have the longest pregnancy. Females are pregnant with their babies for 22 months, so almost 2 years!

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