elephants do not lay eggs. Elephants are mammals, and like all mammals, they give birth to live young. Female elephants undergo a long gestation period, which lasts around 22 months, making it one of the longest pregnancies in the animal kingdom. After this extensive gestation period, the female elephant will give birth to a single calf, which is nursed and cared for by its mother. So, no eggs are involved in the reproduction of elephants.