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3 Answers. 1  The African elephant, given it's size, is the largest living land mammal on Earth. 2  The average weight for the Asian elephant is between 2.5 and 5 tons. 3  African elephants are the largest of all land animals, adult males weighing between 1,800 and 6,300 kg (2 and 7 tons/ 4,000 and 14,000 lb.).
The average size of an elephant varies among African and Asian Elephants. The height of an African elephant is about 2.5 to 4 meters, and Asian Elephants are 2 to 3 meters tall. The African elephants weighs up to 2,268 to 6,350 kilograms, while Asian Elephants weighs up to 2,041 to 4,990 kilograms. The skeleton of an elephant weighs about 16.5 % of its total weight. The Elephants are known as the intelligent animals, so the weight of their brain alone is about 4.5 to 5.4 kilograms. Their heart beats 28 times per minute and their heart weighs up to 28 to 30 kilograms.