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As new born elephants weigh the same as a Ford Focus, it is quite easy for the mother elephant to realise she is expecting.

If she feels like she weighs anything above what a Citroen berlingo weighs, she knows she is having twins.

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Elephants give live birth to their offspring because they are mammals.

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There will be hormones in the urine if the elephant is pregnant.

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Why is an elephant pregnant for 2 years?

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