Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Jefferson , Thomas (2011-05-05), Notes on the State of Virginia, BiblioLife, Retrieved on 2011-06-15Source Material [etext.virginia.edu]
Folksonomies: naturalism classics Memes
15 JUN 2011
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.
