15 JUN 2011 by ideonexus
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
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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.
30 MAR 2011 by ideonexus
Breast Feeding Fuels Big Brains
The study looked at the average pregnancy term, breast-feeding length and brain size of 128 species of mammals. They saw that between different species brain size at birth was determined by the length of pregnancy, while the brain growth after birth was determined by breast-feeding duration.
[...]
The extreme length of pregnancy and breast-feeding in humans (nine months and three years, respectively) is required for the growth and development of our large brains, which can reach 79 cubic in...
1 Women should breast-feed for at least six months and up to two years to encourage the growth of the infant's brain as much as possible.
