How tall is an African elephant at the shoulder?
An African elephant is about 3.2 m (10.5 ft) tall at the shoulder.
Size source: en.wikipedia.org
Compared with things you know
- About 1.9 times the height of an adult person (1.7 m)
- About 1.6 times the height of a standard interior door (2 m)
- About 7% of the height of the Statue of Liberty without its pedestal (46 m)
Did you know?
Adult male African bush elephants stand about 3.2 m at the shoulder and weigh around 6 tonnes on average.
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