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The American Buffalo

And bison, which had beenhere for at least 150,000 and perhaps 300,000 years were inthe...

And bison, which had been
here for at least 150,000 and perhaps 300,000 years were in
the same situation between 1800 and basically the 1890s

Full Transcript

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And bison, which had been here for at least 150,000 and
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perhaps 300,000 years were in the same situation between 1800
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and basically the 1890s.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:18
Uploaded
Apr 22, 2025
Season
1
Genres
documentary, history

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Movie Summary

A journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across some of the continent's most iconic landscapes, tracing the mammal's evolution.
S01 We managed to shrink them from at least 30 million animals - The American Buffalo 00:22
We managed to shrink them from at least 30 million animals
S01 • E01 And with horses, not dogs, - The American Buffalo 00:13
And with horses, not dogs,
S01 • E02 Hornaday's idea was that if we're going to conserve - The American Buffalo 00:10
Hornaday's idea was that if we're going to conserv...
S01 • E01 Some tribes left their permanent villages - The American Buffalo 00:13
Some tribes left their permanent villages
S01 • E02 Narrator: Hornaday sarcastically noted - The American Buffalo 00:19
Narrator: Hornaday sarcastically noted
S01 So, it's a, it's a story that I think we've - The American Buffalo 00:06
So, it's a, it's a story that I think we've
S01 • E01 [Horse neighing] - The American Buffalo 00:24
[Horse neighing]
S01 WOODRUFF: And Jason, how do you come at this question of why - The American Buffalo 00:09
WOODRUFF: And Jason, how do you come at this question of why
S01 BALDES: I think it's a notion of exploitation. - The American Buffalo 00:05
BALDES: I think it's a notion of exploitation.
S01 As others have mentioned, - The American Buffalo 00:08
As others have mentioned,
S01 • E02 Nijhuis: After the success of his bison display, - The American Buffalo 00:08
Nijhuis: After the success of his bison display,
S01 And then what we've done is plow up, pave over, - The American Buffalo 00:10
And then what we've done is plow up, pave over,
S01 • E02 The next step, he thought, would be - The American Buffalo 00:09
The next step, he thought, would be
S01 • E01 So that combination of those two great Pleistocene animals-- - The American Buffalo 00:16
So that combination of those two great Pleistocene animals--
S01 And you look down and all you see is-is - The American Buffalo 00:07
And you look down and all you see is-is
S01 • E02 Narrator: Hornaday persuaded the Smithsonian - The American Buffalo 00:07
Narrator: Hornaday persuaded the Smithsonian
S01 So, the-the idea of exploitation or being able to - The American Buffalo 00:19
So, the-the idea of exploitation or being able to
S01 • E01 Woman: "The great herds of buffalo were constantly moving, - The American Buffalo 00:10
Woman: "The great herds of buffalo were constantly movi...
S01 • E02 It included some deer, prairie dogs, bears, - The American Buffalo 00:11
It included some deer, prairie dogs, bears,
S01 • E02 The attraction proved immensely popular, - The American Buffalo 00:11
The attraction proved immensely popular,