How much does a tiger weigh?
220 kg485 lbWhich one: adult male Bengal tiger
A tiger weighs about 220 kg (485 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: SeaWorld.
How heavy is that?
- A tiger weighs about as much as 7.3 Labradors.
- A tiger weighs about as much as 220 liters of water.
- A tiger weighs about as much as 220,000 paperclips.
- It takes about 27 tigers to balance an elephant.
- It takes about 190 tigers to balance a Boeing 737.
About the same weight
More animals
- Grizzly bear 187 kg
- Lion 190 kg
- Shetland pony 190 kg
- Bottlenose dolphin 225 kg
- Zebra 300 kg
- Polar bear 450 kg
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