15 JUN 2011 by ideonexus
 Comparing European and American Mammals and Livestock
 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
...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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