Male adult African elephants typically weigh 12,000 pounds, but can reach 15,000 pounds.
An African elephant weighs 15,400 pounds.
In some cases a african bull elephant weigh normally upto 17,600 lbs (8000 kg/8 metric tonnes) but top giants of this species of elephant is at 26,928 lbs (12,24 metric tonnes)
Female elephants [cows] weigh around 9,000 pounds. Male elephants [bulls] weigh around11,000 pounds to 12,000 pounds.
it weighs up to 15,00 pounds
In the wild, Asian elephants are shorter and lighter than they are in captivity. In the wild, a mature adult bull (male) Asian elephant may weigh up to 10,000 pounds and stand 9-9.5 ft tall at the shoulder. The larger, older, and dominant individuals may weigh as much as 11,000 pounds. A mature adult female may weigh 6,600-7,700 pounds and stand 7-8.3 ft tall at the shoulder, and the older females may weigh as much as 8,600 pounds. In captivity, they are usually taller and therefore heavier. A bull Asian elephant in captivity may weigh as much as 12,000 pounds and stand around 10 ft tall at the shoulder. Females should weigh 8,000-9,300 pounds and stand 8-8.6 ft tall at the shoulder. Some females may even reach 10,000 pounds in weight. A bull Asian elephant, Ranchipur, who lives at the San Diego Zoo, weighs over 14,000 pounds. Misty, a female Asian elephant at an elephant sanctuary in Tennessee, weighs 10,300 pounds.
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
The African Elephant is the largest land animal, with males standing 3.2 metres or 10 ft to 4 metres or 13 ft at the shoulder. They weigh around 3,500 kilograms up to a reported 12,000 kilograms. The female is smaller, standing about 3 metres or 9.8 ft at the shoulder. Asian Elephants are not as large as their African cousins but can weigh around 5,400 kg and stand over 3.4 m or 11 ft tall
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. The Average Asian elephant weighs anywhere between 2.7 tonnes to 4.5 tonnes. Full grown adult tuskers are known to weigh in the range of 4.5 tonnes. The Average African elephant weighs 2.7 to 6 tonnes. 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.
The African savanna, or bush elephant , of sub-Saharan Africa, is the largest living land animal, weighing up to 16,500 lbs (8 and1/4 tons) and standing 10 - 13 ft (3 - 4 m) tall at the shoulder.A bull African as much as 5 tonnes, female 3 1/2. Asian elephants about a tonne or more lighter.The average weight for an adult Asian elephant is 3 tons.The average weight for an adult African forest elephant is 3 tons.The average weight for an adult African bush elephant is 6-1/2 tons.
An adult elephant can weigh anywhere from 2,200 to 6,600 pounds, depending on the species. The African bush elephant is the largest land animal and can weigh up to 14,000 pounds, while the Asian elephant typically weighs between 4,500 and 11,000 pounds.
they can be up to 8tons
The Average Asian elephant weighs anywhere between 2.7 tonnes to 4.5 tonnes. Full grown adult tuskers are known to weigh in the range of 4.5 tonnes. The Average African elephant weighs 2.7 to 6 tonnes. 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.
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.
The Average Asian elephant weighs anywhere between 2.7 tonnes to 4.5 tonnes. Full grown adult tuskers are known to weigh in the range of 4.5 tonnes. The Average African elephant weighs 2.7 to 6 tonnes. 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.
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.
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.
In the wild, Asian elephants are shorter and lighter than they are in captivity. In the wild, a mature adult bull (male) Asian elephant may weigh up to 10,000 pounds and stand 9-9.5 ft tall at the shoulder. The larger, older, and dominant individuals may weigh as much as 11,000 pounds. A mature adult female may weigh 6,600-7,700 pounds and stand 7-8.3 ft tall at the shoulder, and the older females may weigh as much as 8,600 pounds. In captivity, they are usually taller and therefore heavier. A bull Asian elephant in captivity may weigh as much as 12,000 pounds and stand around 10 ft tall at the shoulder. Females should weigh 8,000-9,300 pounds and stand 8-8.6 ft tall at the shoulder. Some females may even reach 10,000 pounds in weight. A bull Asian elephant, Ranchipur, who lives at the San Diego Zoo, weighs over 14,000 pounds. Misty, a female Asian elephant at an elephant sanctuary in Tennessee, weighs 10,300 pounds.
Asian elephant bulls can weigh nearly four tons, African bulls six tons or more.
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.
An adult elephant's leg can weigh between 400 to 600 pounds (180 to 270 kilograms). The exact weight varies depending on the species and size of the elephant. African elephants generally have larger legs compared to Asian elephants, reflecting their overall size differences. The weight of the leg is a crucial factor in supporting the massive body of these animals.
At birth an Asian elephant weighs around 440 pounds (200 kilograms) and an African elephant weighs 581 pounds (264 kilograms).