What is the average size of an elephant?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

The average size of an adult African elephant is around 10 to 13 feet tall at the shoulder and weighs between 5,000 to 14,000 pounds. Asian elephants are slightly smaller, averaging around 6.6 to 9.8 feet tall and weighing between 4,500 to 12,000 pounds.

Answer 3

Male African elephants stand between 10 ft to13 ft at the shoulder, whilst the female is smaller, at around 9.8 ft at the shoulder.