To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
As a taxidermist, he considered it his masterpiece
Please log in to add to collections.
The American Buffalo

As a taxidermist, he consideredit his masterpiece and hoped his display wouldhelp...

As a taxidermist, he considered
it his masterpiece and hoped his display would
help galvanize the public against the final extermination
of bison in North America

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.833
As a taxidermist, he considered it his masterpiece
00:00:04.833 --> 00:00:08.367
and hoped his display would help galvanize the public
00:00:08.367 --> 00:00:13.633
against the final extermination of bison in North America.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:05
Uploaded
Apr 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, history

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

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 • E01 In 1775, just before he left for the Second Continental Congress, - The American Buffalo 00:16
In 1775, just before he left for the Second Continental Cong...
S01 • E02 He now blamed their destruction on what he called - The American Buffalo 00:14
He now blamed their destruction on what he called
S01 I mean, they, in effect, - The American Buffalo 00:11
I mean, they, in effect,
S01 And that of course became the substance of the whole ecology, - The American Buffalo 00:13
And that of course became the substance of the whole ecology...
S01 • E01 But in the Great Plains, an estimated 30 million buffalo - The American Buffalo 00:13
But in the Great Plains, an estimated 30 million buffalo
S01 But Europeans old worlder's brought with them notions of-of - The American Buffalo 00:17
But Europeans old worlder's brought with them notions o...
S01 • E02 People lined up to see it - The American Buffalo 00:07
People lined up to see it
S01 • E02 It allowed people to get closer to a bison. - The American Buffalo 00:07
It allowed people to get closer to a bison.
S01 • E01 Life there for the Indians and the buffalo - The American Buffalo 00:12
Life there for the Indians and the buffalo
S01 • E02 They were able to see how large these full-grown bison - The American Buffalo 00:07
They were able to see how large these full-grown bison
S01 We were the only ones made in the image of a deity, - The American Buffalo 00:06
We were the only ones made in the image of a deity,
S01 • E02 They were able to get a sense of these animals - The American Buffalo 00:10
They were able to get a sense of these animals
S01 Other animals lacked those kinds of connections. - The American Buffalo 00:07
Other animals lacked those kinds of connections.
S01 • E01 Years before, the Cheyenne prophet Sweet Medicine - The American Buffalo 00:10
Years before, the Cheyenne prophet Sweet Medicine
S01 And we also, of course, - The American Buffalo 00:14
And we also, of course,
S01 • E02 Man as Hornaday: Probably never before in the history of the world, - The American Buffalo 00:15
Man as Hornaday: Probably never before in the history of the...
S01 • E01 Man as Sweet Medicine: There will be an animal - The American Buffalo 00:06
Man as Sweet Medicine: There will be an animal
S01 • E01 It has a shaggy neck - The American Buffalo 00:07
It has a shaggy neck
S01 And so those all combined into a kind of approach to - The American Buffalo 00:15
And so those all combined into a kind of approach to
S01 • E01 This animal will carry you on his back - The American Buffalo 00:08
This animal will carry you on his back