In November, a pregnant African elephant named Semba was put on 24-hour watch at an Arizona zoo.Semba, the elephant “matriarch” at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, had birthed two babies before without issue. But this time, something was different. Routine screenings had alarmed staff of “potential medical concerns” for the mother and baby, according to the zoo.Veterinary and animal care teams monitored them through ultrasounds and extra lab work, and were on alert for the final months of Semba’s nearly two-year pregnancy. Elephants have the longest gestation period of any mammal, with the average length for an African elephant pregnancy around 22 months, according to BBC Earth.“To meet the elephants’ needs, more care, monitoring, and testing took place during this pregnancy than for any of Semba’s older calves,” said Adam Ramsey, director of the zoo’s animal care team.On March 8, Semba gave birth to a 265-pound calf. The sex …
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