What animals did Lewis and Clark send to President Jefferson?

Answer 1

Gifts sent to Jefferson by the Lewis and Clark Expedition:

(Note that Jefferson usually kept only some of the gifts, and sent most to the Charles Wilson Peale, artist, natural scientist and proprieter of the Philadelphia Museum)

1.) Horned lizard from the Osage plains

2.) A prairie dog (which they spent a day catching, and managed to arrive to Washington D.C. alive)

3.) 4 magpies

4.) a grouse

Answer 2

Lewis and Clark sent various animal specimens to President Jefferson, including a prairie dog, a magpie, and a pronghorn antelope. These specimens were part of their exploration and documentation of the flora and fauna of the newly acquired Louisiana Territory.