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On the recordSeptember 6, 2022
Cattle alone are 35 percent. There are nine times as many cattle, at least by weight.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse highlights the significant biomass of cattle compared to wild mammals.

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