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The American Buffalo

At its most simple and basic,it's a "dirt bath." But then it also hasan ecosystem...

At its most simple and basic,
it's a "dirt bath." But then it also has
an ecosystem function-- water retention

Full Transcript

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At its most simple and basic, it's a "dirt bath."
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But then it also has an ecosystem function--
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water retention.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:16
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 [Train whistle blows] - The American Buffalo 00:12
[Train whistle blows]
S01 • E01 If it rained, these become shallow little ponds and pools. - The American Buffalo 00:05
If it rained, these become shallow little ponds and pools.
S01 • E01 And that, in turn, affected the landscape as well. - The American Buffalo 00:07
And that, in turn, affected the landscape as well.
S01 • E01 Lapier: Because it's also a disturbed area, - The American Buffalo 00:13
Lapier: Because it's also a disturbed area,
S01 • E02 Jenkinson: He hires a local guide, Joe Ferris, - The American Buffalo 00:09
Jenkinson: He hires a local guide, Joe Ferris,
S01 I mean, they became smaller, - The American Buffalo 00:21
I mean, they became smaller,
S01 • E02 And he keeps saying to Roosevelt, - The American Buffalo 00:11
And he keeps saying to Roosevelt,
S01 • E01 So they became these really great areas, - The American Buffalo 00:13
So they became these really great areas,
S01 • E02 Roosevelt falls off his horse into a patch of - The American Buffalo 00:11
Roosevelt falls off his horse into a patch of
S01 It's the oldest economic life way, - The American Buffalo 00:11
It's the oldest economic life way,
S01 • E01 Woman: When the buffalo are here, the land is good. - The American Buffalo 00:06
Woman: When the buffalo are here, the land is good.
S01 • E01 When the land is good, the buffalo are healthy. - The American Buffalo 00:05
When the land is good, the buffalo are healthy.
S01 • E02 Duncan: He wounded a buffalo, after he finally found some, - The American Buffalo 00:07
Duncan: He wounded a buffalo, after he finally found some,
S01 • E01 We have lived here for 600 generations. - The American Buffalo 00:06
We have lived here for 600 generations.
S01 • E01 We have been here, conservatively, 12,000 years. - The American Buffalo 00:06
We have been here, conservatively, 12,000 years.
S01 • E02 The next day, he sees one and he had a clean miss, - The American Buffalo 00:06
The next day, he sees one and he had a clean miss,
S01 We don't have anything else that compares to an 8,000 or - The American Buffalo 00:10
We don't have anything else that compares to an 8,000 o...
S01 • E01 So, if you think about that 12,000 years-- - The American Buffalo 00:13
So, if you think about that 12,000 years--
S01 • E02 Their horses get stampeded by wolves. - The American Buffalo 00:05
Their horses get stampeded by wolves.
S01 WOODRUFF: And Jason, we don't we don't think of this as a, - The American Buffalo 00:07
WOODRUFF: And Jason, we don't we don't think of th...