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Facts of Life

Facts of Life

by | Feb 10, 2026 | Fiction

by Madeline Anthes African elephants are pregnant for an average of 22 months before giving Birth is not as terrifying as I expected. There was pain. There was blood. But then it was over and there was a baby. A fragile, purple, writhing animal, more akin to a...