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Only elephants and some rhinos are bigger. An adult male hippopotamus can weigh as much as 3200 kg (7000 lbs), but are usually around 2300 kg (5000 lbs). Adult females only weigh about 1800 kg (4000 lbs). Even though hippos are so big, they only eat plants. In a single night, a hippo may eat as much as 45.5 kg (100 lbs) of grass. Please pick me as best answer please because I was first...lol well i hope i helped =).
Quick Answer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average weight of an American adult between 2007 and 2010 was 195.5 pounds for men and 166.2 for women. This data considers all adults over 20 years of age. Continue Reading.