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Elephants reach sexual maturity early in their second decade of life. African elephants become sexually mature at age 10–12, whereas Asian elephants become sexually mature about age 14. It is during that period that males leave their natal herd (herd of origin) to live either singly or in small herds with other males.
Female elephants typically reach sexual maturity around 10-12 years of age, while male elephants reach sexual maturity between 10-20 years of age. Elephants in the wild usually start breeding between the ages of 10-20 years old. However, elephants in captivity may start breeding earlier.
Elephants reach sexual maturity at different ages depending on their species. African elephants typically become sexually mature around 10-12 years of age, while Asian elephants reach reproductive maturity at around 14 years.
When the young elephant achieves sexual maturity around the age of 10-13, it reaches adolescence. This is a very vital stage of the elephant’s life as it will acquire and practice many important skills during this stage which are used to survive and thrive.
Life expectancy varies, depending on population, sex, amount of hunting pressure, etc. Typical life expectancy needs more study, but likely about 30 to 40 years (e.g., Moss 2001; Lee et al. 2012; Lee et al. 2016)
Elephants reach sexual maturity at different ages. African elephants become mature around 10 to 12 years old, while Asian elephants mature a bit later, around 14 years old. Once mature, males leave their birth herd, while females remain with their natal herd for life.
Likely reach sexual maturity at about 10 to 12 years old, on average Southern India (Sukumar 1989; Sukumar 2003; Nowak 2018) Reach maturity at about 15 years old (or slightly lower)
Young African elephants will gain their full independence around eight years of age. Sexual maturity occurs at different ages for males and females. Males will reach sexual maturity around 20 years of age, while females will reach sexual maturity around 11 years of age. (Hildebrandt, et al., 2006; Laursen and Bekoff, 1978; Poole, et al., 2007)
In the wild, female elephants typically attain sexual maturity between 11 and 14 years of age, although the mean age of maturity in populations ranges from 9 years to as high as 22 years. Reports of 6-year-old elephants attaining sexual maturity under captive conditions are exceptional.
Female African forest elephants reach sexual maturity around ten to twelve years of age, becoming reproductive (Hilderbrandt et al., 2006). In contrast, the male elephant reaches puberty around the age of twenty-five.