Comparing European and American Mammals and Livestock
| Europe. | America. | |
| lb. | lb. | |
| Mammoth | ||
| Buffalo. Bison | *1800 | |
| White bear. Ours blanc | ||
| Caribou. Renne | ||
| Bear. Ours | 153.7 | *410 |
| Elk. Elan. Orignal, palmated | ||
| Red deer. Cerf | 288.8 | *273 |
| Fallow deer. Daim | 167.8 | |
| Wolf. Loup | 69.8 | |
| Roe. Chevreuil | 56.7 | |
| Glutton. Glouton. Carcajou | ||
| Wild cat. Chat sauvage | 30 | |
| Lynx. Loup cervier | 25. | |
| Beaver. Castor | 18.5 | *45 |
| Badger. Blaireau | 13.6 | |
| Red Fox. Renard | 13.5 | |
| Grey Fox. Isatis | ||
| Otter. Loutre | 8.9 | 12 |
| Monax. Marmotte | 6.5 | |
| Vison. Fouine | 2.8 | |
| Hedgehog. Herisson | 2.2 | |
| Martin. Marte | 1.9 | 6 |
| oz. | ||
| Water rat. Rat d'eau | 7.5 | |
| Wesel. Belette | 2.2 | oz. |
| Flying squirrel. Polatouche | 2.2 | 4 |
| Shrew mouse. Musaraigne | 1. |
their weights and mine stand opposed: the latter being stated, not to produce a conclusion in favour of the American species, but to justify a suspension of opinion until we are better informed, and a suspicion in the mean time that there is no uniform difference in favour of either; which is all pretend.
| Europe. | ||
| lb. | lb. | |
| Cow | 763. | *2500 |
| Horse | *1366 | |
| Ass | ||
| Hog | *1200 | |
| Sheep | *125 | |
| Goat | *80 | |
| Dog | 67.6 | |
| Cat | 7. |
Notes:
Jefferson cataloges the sizes of animals in the two continents in order to refute the European idea that animals are larger and more advanced in the old world.
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Mammal (0.965510): dbpedia | freebase | opencyc
Mammals of Europe (0.900679): dbpedia
Mammals of Asia (0.874212): dbpedia
Rodent (0.767591): dbpedia | freebase | opencyc
Europe (0.736522): dbpedia | freebase | yago
Megafauna of Eurasia (0.630451): dbpedia
Fox (0.594222): dbpedia | freebase | opencyc
Notes on the State of VirginiaTriples
Buffon VS Jefferson on European VS American Wildlife
French Encyclopedists Disparage Wildlife in the New World > Contrast > Comparing European and American Mammals and LivestockBuffon argues that North American life is diminished in comparison to Europe's life. Jefferson refutes him with cold data (however apparently embellished).
