How much does an elephant weigh

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Male African elephants weigh up to 15,000 pounds, and females weigh up to 8,000 pounds. They are the largest land mammals.

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Source: San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Elephant | www.sandiegozoo.org

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The average weight of a male elephant is around 15,000 lbs, while the average weight of a female is around 8,000 lbs.

Mar 27 2009, 04:25pm | Source: San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Elephant | www.sandiegozoo.org

The African forest elephant weighs 6,000-13,000 lbs. A circus elephant weighed 14,850 lbs and babies are born at 250 lbs! Wow!

Jan 23 2009, 04:15pm | Source: THE ELEPHANT SITE | en.allexperts.com

Elephant: Weight: males-average 11,000 pounds (4,990 kilograms); females-average 6,000 pounds (2,720 kilograms)

Sep 28 2009, 07:24am | Source: San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Elephant | www.sandiegozoo.org

Adult elephants on average weigh between 5,000-14,000 lbs. Their average lifespan in the wild is up to 70 years! ChaCha!

Sep 04 2009, 04:34pm | Source: African Elephants, African Elephant Pictures, African Elephant Facts - National Geographic | animals.nationalgeographic.com