How much does a lion weigh?
190 kg419 lbWhich one: adult male
A lion weighs about 190 kg (419 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: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Lion fact sheet.
How heavy is that?
- A lion weighs about as much as 3.1 people.
- A lion weighs about as much as 190 liters of water.
- A lion weighs about as much as 190,000 paperclips.
- It takes about 32 lions to balance an elephant.
- It takes about 220 lions to balance a Boeing 737.
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
- Llama 150 kg
- Green sea turtle 150 kg
- Grizzly bear 187 kg
- Shetland pony 190 kg
- Tiger 220 kg
- Bottlenose dolphin 225 kg
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