How big is an African elephant?

Trunk to tail, around six meters. That is 6 m (19.7 ft) long.

6 m long · 19.7 ft

Trunk to tail, around six meters.

Door 2.03 m

African elephant 6 m

African elephant next to door, drawn to scale.

Compared with things you know

An African elephant is about 3.5× the height of an average person Average person: 1.7 m
An African elephant is about 3.0× the height of a basketball player Basketball player: 2 m
An African elephant is about 3.0× the height of a door Door: 2.03 m
An African elephant is about 1.3× the length of a family car Family car: 4.5 m

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