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minus-squaretheparadox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 days agoQuick Internet search… https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammals-birds-biomass They are referring to biomass. 1 cow ~ 1200 lbs / 545 kg 1 rat ~ 0.5 lbs / 0.25 kg 1 cow ~ 2400 rats by biomass
minus-squareKingGimpicus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-29 days agoWell thats not what the infographic says. It specifies “mammals”, not “mammals by weight”. OK so how many tons of cow are accounted for by whales? Or does the survey cherry pick land animals too?
Quick Internet search… https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammals-birds-biomass
They are referring to biomass.
1 cow ~ 1200 lbs / 545 kg
1 rat ~ 0.5 lbs / 0.25 kg
1 cow ~ 2400 rats by biomass
Well thats not what the infographic says. It specifies “mammals”, not “mammals by weight”.
OK so how many tons of cow are accounted for by whales?
Or does the survey cherry pick land animals too?