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The American Buffalo

Even when they stoppedand sometimes dug through the grass with their horns,and then rolled...

Even when they stopped
and sometimes dug through the grass with their horns,
and then rolled in the dust, creating "buffalo wallows", the bison's habits helped
support other forms of life on the Plains

Full Transcript

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Even when they stopped and sometimes dug through
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the grass with their horns, and then rolled in the dust,
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creating "buffalo wallows",
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the bison's habits helped support other forms of
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life on the Plains.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:49
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 • E02 Some thought the Indians, too, had become - The American Buffalo 00:22
Some thought the Indians, too, had become
S01 • E01 And there's a tragedy at the very heart of that story. - The American Buffalo 00:06
And there's a tragedy at the very heart of that story.
S01 • E01 At the same time, as you follow it - The American Buffalo 00:09
At the same time, as you follow it
S01 LaPIER: It's not just one wallow; - The American Buffalo 00:10
LaPIER: It's not just one wallow;
S01 At its most simple and basic, it's a "dirt bath." - The American Buffalo 00:09
At its most simple and basic, it's a "dirt bath.&q...
S01 If it rained, these become shallow little ponds and pools. - The American Buffalo 00:06
If it rained, these become shallow little ponds and pools.
S01 • E02 It's unorganized at first, and, then, slowly, - The American Buffalo 00:20
It's unorganized at first, and, then, slowly,
S01 And that, in turn, affected the landscape, as well. - The American Buffalo 00:06
And that, in turn, affected the landscape, as well.
S01 LaPIER: Because it's also a disturbed area, - The American Buffalo 00:12
LaPIER: Because it's also a disturbed area,
S01 So, they became these really great areas, not only for, um, - The American Buffalo 00:13
So, they became these really great areas, not only for, um,
S01 • E02 The early history of the modern conservation movement - The American Buffalo 00:10
The early history of the modern conservation movement
S01 • E02 Many of the people who wanted to save the bison - The American Buffalo 00:16
Many of the people who wanted to save the bison
S01 WHITE: When the buffalo are here, the land is good. - The American Buffalo 00:05
WHITE: When the buffalo are here, the land is good.
S01 • E01 Man: If you see one out grazing, it looks so slow. - The American Buffalo 00:07
Man: If you see one out grazing, it looks so slow.
S01 When the land is good, the buffalo are healthy. - The American Buffalo 00:06
When the land is good, the buffalo are healthy.
S01 We have lived here for 600 generations. - The American Buffalo 00:06
We have lived here for 600 generations.
S01 • E01 They can jump a horizontal jump of seven feet. - The American Buffalo 00:08
They can jump a horizontal jump of seven feet.
S01 We have been here, conservatively, 12,000 years. - The American Buffalo 00:06
We have been here, conservatively, 12,000 years.
S01 • E02 And then there were people who genuinely loved these species - The American Buffalo 00:09
And then there were people who genuinely loved these species
S01 So, if you think about that 12,000 years, - The American Buffalo 00:08
So, if you think about that 12,000 years,