How much does a swan weigh?
11 kg24.3 lbWhich one: male mute swan
A swan weighs about 11 kg (24.3 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, Mute swan.
How heavy is that?
- A swan weighs about as much as 11 liters of water.
- A swan weighs about as much as 180 eggs.
- A swan weighs about as much as 11,000 paperclips.
- It takes about 5.6 swans to balance a person.
- It takes about 550 swans to balance an elephant.
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