How much does a gorilla weigh?
150 kg331 lbWhich one: adult male
A gorilla weighs about 150 kg (331 lb).
Animals vary, so Tilt always names a specific, common adult: a worker bee, a house mouse, a Labrador, a bull rather than a calf. The label tells you which one. Source for this figure: Wikipedia, Western lowland gorilla.
How heavy is that?
- A gorilla weighs about as much as 33 cats.
- A gorilla weighs about as much as 730 smartphones.
- A gorilla weighs about as much as 150,000 paperclips.
- It takes about 9.3 gorillas to balance a car.
- It takes about 1,000 gorillas to balance a blue whale.
About the same weight
- Motorcycle 193 kg
- Average American man 90.3 kg
- Average American woman 77.9 kg
- Washing machine 72.4 kg
More animals
- Giant panda 100 kg
- Black bear 113 kg
- Pig 130 kg
- Llama 150 kg
- Green sea turtle 150 kg
- Grizzly bear 187 kg
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