Largest organisms
Animals

Largest organisms

Section Title: Animals
Table Section Text: None

Rank	Animal	Average mass [tonnes]	Maximum mass [tonnes]	Average total length [m (ft)]

1	African bush elephant	4.9	12.25	6 (19.7)

2	Asian elephant	4.15	8.15	6.8 (22.3)

3	African forest elephant	2.7	6.0	6.2 (20.3)

4	White rhinoceros[dubious – discuss]	2	4.5	4.4 (14.4)

5	Indian rhinoceros	1.9	4.0	4.2 (13.8)

6	Hippopotamus	1.8	4.5	4 (13.1)

7	Javan rhinoceros	1.75	2.3	3.8 (12.5)

8	Black rhinoceros	1.1	2.9	4 (13.1)

9	Giraffe	1.0	2	5.15 (16.9)

10	Gaur	0.95	1.5	3.8 (12.5)

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The African bush elephant can weigh up to 12.25 tonnes.

final_sentence: The African bush elephant can weigh up to 12.25 tonnes.