Heaviest Land Animals

Name the 20 animals which are on average the heaviest. If we included sea creatures all of these would be different types of whales.

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Answer	Family	Weight (pounds)
African bush elephant	Elephantidae	11,500 - 17,600
Asian elephant	Elephantidae	5,300 - 11,00
African forest elephant	Elephantidae	3,700 - 8,800
White rhinoceros	Rhinocerotidae	6,600 - 7,900
Indian rhinoceros	Rhinocerotidae	4,560 - 6,610
Hippopotamus	Hippopotamidae	2,670 - 5,860
Black rhinoceros	Rhinocerotidae	1,874 - 6,385
Javan rhinoceros	Rhinocerotidae	2,000 - 5,100
Gaur	Bovidae	970 - 3,310
Giraffe	Giraffidae	1,500 - 3,100

Answer	Family	Weight (pounds)
Wild water buffalo	Bovidae	1,300 - 2,600
American bison	Bovidae	1,190 - 2,650
Wild yak	Bovidae	1,100 - 2,600
Sumatran rhinoceros	Rhinocerotidae	1,100 - 2,200
Gayal	Bovidae	1,430 - 2,200
Kouprey	Bovidae	1,500 - 2,010
Banteng	Bovidae	1,300 - 1,980
Domestic yak	Bovidae	660 - 2,200
Giant eland	Bovidae	880 - 2,650
Common eland	Bovidae	880 - 2,200