Animals & Nature

How many kg of vegetation can an adult African elephant eat in a single day? (1 kg ≈ 2.2 lb)

Answer

150 kg

That's roughly the weight of two adult humans in grass, bark, and leaves — every day. Elephants spend up to 18 hours a day eating and digest only about 40 percent of it, which makes their dung a feast for entire ecosystems.

Source: SeaWorld Parks (149–169 kg/day) / WWF

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