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Asian Elephants weigh about 6,600-11,000 pounds; females weigh less, and are smaller than the males.

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How much do elephants weiht?

African elephants weigh up to 14,000 pounds. Asian elephants weigh up to 11,000 pounds.


What is the weight of an Asian baby elephant?

Male Asian Elephants stand at around 10 to 11 feet tall at their shoulder. Female Asian Elephants stand around 7 to 9 feet tall. Weight wise, they weigh somewhere between 2.7 tonnes to 4.5 tonnes. Adult Tuskers can even cross this 4.5 tonnes weight. African Elephants are much taller and heavier than Asian Elephants


How tall can elephants get?

Male African elephants stand at around 10 to 13 feet tall at their shoulder. Female African elephants stand at around 7.2 to 8.5 feet tall at their shoulder. Their Asian counterparts are around 1 - 2 feet shorter than them and weigh a few thousand pounds lesser than them. Though the African females are known to weigh approximately the same as their Asian counterparts, African Bulls are known to be much heavier than their Asian brothers.


What is the difference between the Asian elephant and the African elephant?

some differences in African and Asian elephants is that: African elephants weigh up to 4000 - 7000 kg and have a height of about 3 - 4m, though Asian elephants only weigh about 3000 - 6000 kg and have a height of 2 - 3 and a half metres. African elephants skin is a lot darker and more wrinkled, where as Asian elephants have lighter and smoother skin. African elephants have a concave back, where Asian elephants have a straight or slightly humped back. African Elephants have a sloped head, with no bumps, bulges or denses. Where as Asian elephants have rounded heads with some bumbs and have a dint on the top of their head. African Elephants have larger ears with a size of 4m, and the ears cover its neck. Where as Asian elephants have smaller ears and it doesn't cover its neck. In African elephants, both male and female elephants have tusks, though male elephants tusks are larger. Though with Asian elephants, yes the males grow tusks as well, but the females don't. And if they do, they are barely visible anyways. Also on the end of a African elephants trunk, it has two fingers. Though Asian elephants only have one finger. ( These are true facts, I got them off my science teacher who specialises in differences found in similar mammals. )


How big is an Asian elephant?

Male Asian Elephants stand at around 10 to 11 feet tall at their shoulder. Female Asian Elephants stand around 7 to 9 feet tall. Weight wise, they weigh somewhere between 2.7 tonnes to 4.5 tonnes. Adult Tuskers can even cross this 4.5 tonnes weight. African Elephants are much taller and heavier than Asian Elephants

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How much do elephants weighs?

Asian Elephants weigh about 6,600-11,000 pounds; females weigh less, and are smaller than the males.


How much elephants way?

African Elephants weigh around 4000 - 7000 kg, where as Asian elephants are smaller, weighing from 3000 - 6000 kg.


How much do elephants weiht?

African elephants weigh up to 14,000 pounds. Asian elephants weigh up to 11,000 pounds.


How many pounds is an Asian elephant?

Asian elephants weigh 6,600-11,000 lbs.


How much does a Borneo elephant weigh?

Borneo elephants are much smaller than all other subspecies of Asian elephants. They are probably the smallest of them all. Adult borneo elephants weigh approximately 2000 kilograms when full grown. Some of them might be even lighter than that.


How are Africa elephants different than Asian elephants?

African elephants are significantly larger than Asian elephants, and their ears are much larger than those of an Asian Elephant.


What are the size of Asian elephants?

Male Asian Elephants stand at around 10 to 11 feet tall at their shoulder. Female Asian Elephants stand around 7 to 9 feet tall. Weight wise, they weigh somewhere between 2.7 tonnes to 4.5 tonnes. Adult Tuskers can even cross this 4.5 tonnes weight. African Elephants are much taller and heavier than Asian Elephants


Asian elephant weight?

Male Asian Elephants stand at around 10 to 11 feet tall at their shoulder. Female Asian Elephants stand around 7 to 9 feet tall. Weight wise, they weigh somewhere between 2.7 tonnes to 4.5 tonnes. Adult Tuskers can even cross this 4.5 tonnes weight. African Elephants are much taller and heavier than Asian Elephants


Are borneo pygmy elephants similar too Asian elephants?

The Asian Elephant Has Much Smaller Eyes :D


How much pound does an elephant weigh?

Depending on its age, up to around five tons (10,000 pounds). Asian elephants generally weigh somewhat less than their African counterparts.


How much does an elephant tusk weigh?

Adult Male Elephants have the longest and largest tusks of all elephant species. The tusks grow around 18 cm every year. African Elephants have a much larger tusk than their Asian counterparts. They can grow to upto 3 meters in length. They can weigh around 90 kilograms or so. The asian elephant tusts are much smaller and weigh around 40 kilos.


What is the weight of an Asian baby elephant?

Male Asian Elephants stand at around 10 to 11 feet tall at their shoulder. Female Asian Elephants stand around 7 to 9 feet tall. Weight wise, they weigh somewhere between 2.7 tonnes to 4.5 tonnes. Adult Tuskers can even cross this 4.5 tonnes weight. African Elephants are much taller and heavier than Asian Elephants