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The American Buffalo

As a student at Yale, he had ventured westfor the first time as part of a paleontology...

As a student at Yale, he had ventured west
for the first time as part of a paleontology expedition
that unearthed the bones of extinct animals,
including a pterodactyl and a tiny eohippus, the world's
first known horse

Full Transcript

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As a student at Yale,
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he had ventured west for the first time as part
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of a paleontology expedition that unearthed the bones
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of extinct animals, including a pterodactyl
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and a tiny eohippus,
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the world's first known horse.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:59:29
Uploaded
Apr 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
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 • E02 When the poacher bragged that the worst punishment - The American Buffalo 00:16
When the poacher bragged that the worst punishment
S01 • E01 Michael Punke: He has this incredibly hands-on, - The American Buffalo 00:11
Michael Punke: He has this incredibly hands-on,
S01 • E02 Grinnell knew just what to do with it-- - The American Buffalo 00:21
Grinnell knew just what to do with it--
S01 • E01 So, for somebody of that era, - The American Buffalo 00:10
So, for somebody of that era,
S01 • E01 Narrator: Now the Pawnees introduced Grinnell - The American Buffalo 00:10
Narrator: Now the Pawnees introduced Grinnell
S01 • E02 Punke: And it's a political lightning bolt in Washington. - The American Buffalo 00:06
Punke: And it's a political lightning bolt in Washingto...
S01 • E01 "The success of the hunt," he wrote, "was supposed - The American Buffalo 00:22
"The success of the hunt," he wrote, "was sup...
S01 • E02 In his editorials, Grinnell was very good - The American Buffalo 00:11
In his editorials, Grinnell was very good
S01 • E02 So that when someone, when a poacher, - The American Buffalo 00:10
So that when someone, when a poacher,
S01 • E01 [Men whooping] - The American Buffalo 00:17
[Men whooping]
S01 • E02 Narrator: In Washington, Grinnell's friend - The American Buffalo 00:10
Narrator: In Washington, Grinnell's friend
S01 • E02 He stalked the corridors of the Capitol, - The American Buffalo 00:14
He stalked the corridors of the Capitol,
S01 • E01 Man as Grinnell: Their days are numbered, - The American Buffalo 00:25
Man as Grinnell: Their days are numbered,
S01 • E02 On May 7th, 1894-- - The American Buffalo 00:21
On May 7th, 1894--
S01 • E02 Western hunters are striving for the questionable honor - The American Buffalo 00:08
Western hunters are striving for the questionable honor
S01 • E02 At least 8 or 10 buffaloes of pure breed - The American Buffalo 00:14
At least 8 or 10 buffaloes of pure breed
S01 • E01 Town builders had originally hoped - The American Buffalo 00:12
Town builders had originally hoped
S01 • E01 [Horse whinnies] So they christened it - The American Buffalo 00:09
[Horse whinnies] So they christened it
S01 • E02 Narrator: When the new National Zoo opened in 1891, - The American Buffalo 00:11
Narrator: When the new National Zoo opened in 1891,
S01 • E01 The first construction train to arrive was delayed - The American Buffalo 00:12
The first construction train to arrive was delayed