Statistics for Heaviest Land Animals

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Answer	Family	Weight (pounds)	% Correct
African bush elephant	Elephantidae	11,500 - 17,600	100%
African forest elephant	Elephantidae	3,700 - 8,800	95%
Giraffe	Giraffidae	1,500 - 3,100	91%
Hippopotamus	Hippopotamidae	2,670 - 5,860	91%
Asian elephant	Elephantidae	5,300 - 11,00	84%
White rhinoceros	Rhinocerotidae	6,600 - 7,900	63%
American bison	Bovidae	1,190 - 2,650	58%
Black rhinoceros	Rhinocerotidae	1,874 - 6,385	53%
Domestic yak	Bovidae	660 - 2,200	40%
Wild water buffalo	Bovidae	1,300 - 2,600	40%
Wild yak	Bovidae	1,100 - 2,600	40%
Gaur	Bovidae	970 - 3,310	28%
Indian rhinoceros	Rhinocerotidae	4,560 - 6,610	26%
Javan rhinoceros	Rhinocerotidae	2,000 - 5,100	26%
Sumatran rhinoceros	Rhinocerotidae	1,100 - 2,200	19%
Common eland	Bovidae	880 - 2,200	16%
Giant eland	Bovidae	880 - 2,650	9%
Banteng	Bovidae	1,300 - 1,980	7%
Kouprey	Bovidae	1,500 - 2,010	5%
Gayal	Bovidae	1,430 - 2,200	2%