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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Notes on the State of Virginia

Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Jefferson , Thomas (2011-05-05), Notes on the State of Virginia, BiblioLife, Retrieved on 2011-06-15

Source Material [etext.virginia.edu]

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15 JUN 2011

Buffon VS Jefferson on European VS American Wildlife

French Encyclopedists Disparage Wildlife in the New World > Contrast > Comparing European and American Mammals and Livestock
Buffon argues that North American life is diminished in comparison to Europe's life. Jefferson refutes him with cold data (however apparently embellished).

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