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males ranged between 1500-1800 kg

and females between 1300-1,500 kg

here's some additional info from the san Diego zoo...

Weight: males-3,525 to 7,055 pounds (1,600 to 3,200 kilograms); females-average 3,086 pounds (1,400 kilograms)

Encyclopædia Britannica lists the hippo's mature weight as a hefty 3.3 to 5 tons, The Encyclopedia of Animals: Mammals reports it as a respectable 5300 pounds, and Zoo Animals: A Smithsonian Guide states that it is a mere 2500 pounds. According to the London Zoo, the highest recorded weight for a mature hippo is 8,920 pounds.

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The average weights for an adult males Hippopotamus ranges between 1,500-1,800 kg (3,300-4,000 lb).

The female Hippopotamus are smaller than their male counterparts, with average weights measuring between 1,300-1,500 kg (2,900-3,300 lb).

The older male Hippopotamus can get much larger, reaching at least 3,200 kg (7,100 lb) and occasionally weighing 4,500 kg (9,900 lb).
between 1.5 and 3 tons

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Hippos are extremely huge animals. They are one of the largest land animals. It is the third largest mammal on earth by size and weight. The average weight for Adult Males is between 1500 and 1800 kilograms which works out to 3300 to 4000 pounds in weight. Females are much lower in weight and weigh between 1300 to 1500 kilograms which works out to around 3000 pounds. Adult Males weighing around 3000 to 4000 kilograms have also been seen and recorded. Male hippos grow throughout their lives and that is why they can grow to such huge weights.

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It is believed to have weighed about 50 pounds / 22.7kg

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