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According to the Article, why did Jefferson want a moose?

He wanted to prove the theory of degeneracy was correct.
He wanted to prove that there were big animals in America.
He wanted to put a picture of a moose in his book.
He wanted to write about moose in European schoolbooks.

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He wanted to prove that there were big animals in America. Jefferson sought a moose to demonstrate that American fauna included large species and counter European beliefs in New World "degeneracy."