Table 2. Asian and African elephant... | American Society of Hematology

Table 2.

Asian and African elephant characteristics

	Asian	African
Body weight, kg	3000-4000	6000-7500
Blood volume, L	300-400	600-750
White cell count, × 10⁹/L	9.8-25.3	4.4-12.8
Total white cells per elephant, × 10¹²	2.9-10.1	2.6-9.6

	Asian	African
Body weight, kg	3000-4000	6000-7500
Blood volume, L	300-400	600-750
White cell count, × 10⁹/L	9.8-25.3	4.4-12.8
Total white cells per elephant, × 10¹²	2.9-10.1	2.6-9.6

Zoological Society of London, personal communication, August 2002.