Nature · Spike · Smithsonian August 2024 shoulder reference
How tall is Asian elephant?
Smithsonian keepers describe Spike as 10.5 feet at the shoulder in August 2024. The exact unit conversion is 3.2004 meters, with the original rounding retained.
≈ 3.2004 m
Sourced measurement- Measurement
- Keeper-published individual shoulder height · nominal 10.5 feet
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- Spike · Smithsonian August 2024 shoulder reference
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- A starting value for the illustration, not a universal or confirmed height.
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A little more perspective
The August 1, 2024 keeper article identifies Spike individually and gives his shoulder height. This scene uses that dated 10.5-foot reference rather than selecting an unexplained midpoint from a broad species range. The extra conversion decimals do not imply a millimeter survey or a current measurement.
The selected male illustration has the smaller ears and domed forehead associated with Asian elephants. Its shoulder contour sets the reference, while tusks, trunk and tail remain interpretive. Raising the trunk would not increase the sourced shoulder height.
Quick facts
This Asian elephant uses the Smithsonian’s August 2024 shoulder-height reference for Spike: 10.5 feet, or about 3.2 meters. The dated individual reference is not a species average.
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Sources and measurement notes
About 3.2 meters belongs to Spike’s dated shoulder reference, not every Asian elephant.
Source review recorded . Maintained by Ishan Karunaratne. Suggest a correction with a source and the exact measurement being compared.