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The American Buffalo

In some tribes, nearly 90%would perish from diseases for whichthey had little immunity

In some tribes, nearly 90%
would perish from diseases for which
they had little immunity

Full Transcript

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In some tribes, nearly 90% would perish from diseases
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for which they had little immunity.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:41
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 Its skin is its soul, and when mounted by skillful hands, - The American Buffalo 00:11
Its skin is its soul, and when mounted by skillful hands,
S01 • E01 Wave after wave of epidemics swept across the hemisphere - The American Buffalo 00:17
Wave after wave of epidemics swept across the hemisphere
S01 When they had finished, - The American Buffalo 00:06
When they had finished,
S01 • E02 [Gunshot] Narrator: When another bull - The American Buffalo 00:11
[Gunshot] Narrator: When another bull
S01 NARRATOR: In 1884, the total number of hides brought to the - The American Buffalo 00:09
NARRATOR: In 1884, the total number of hides brought to the
S01 • E01 One of the most fascinating wonders was the bison. - The American Buffalo 00:07
One of the most fascinating wonders was the bison.
S01 • E02 When they returned the next day, they found the carcass - The American Buffalo 00:11
When they returned the next day, they found the carcass
S01 • E01 Wandering across what is now Texas in the 1530s, - The American Buffalo 00:23
Wandering across what is now Texas in the 1530s,
S01 MAYER: One by one, we runners put up our buffalo rifles, - The American Buffalo 00:14
MAYER: One by one, we runners put up our buffalo rifles,
S01 • E02 The head was untouched, except one side was painted yellow - The American Buffalo 00:09
The head was untouched, except one side was painted yellow
S01 And there settled over them a vast quiet... - The American Buffalo 00:06
And there settled over them a vast quiet...
S01 • E02 Jenkinson: And Hornaday falls into a fit of anger. - The American Buffalo 00:05
Jenkinson: And Hornaday falls into a fit of anger.
S01 • E02 They--they've spoiled it." - The American Buffalo 00:06
They--they've spoiled it."
S01 • E01 Less than a decade later, - The American Buffalo 00:17
Less than a decade later,
S01 FLORES: There is no, no story anywhere in world history that - The American Buffalo 00:22
FLORES: There is no, no story anywhere in world history that
S01 • E02 But Natives have come and they have harvested the meat, - The American Buffalo 00:07
But Natives have come and they have harvested the meat,
S01 • E01 Instead, he found villages of Wichita Indians. - The American Buffalo 00:07
Instead, he found villages of Wichita Indians.
S01 • E02 And then they have done the most important thing, - The American Buffalo 00:12
And then they have done the most important thing,
S01 • E01 But he and his men were astonished by the landscape - The American Buffalo 00:10
But he and his men were astonished by the landscape
S01 I mean, it is the largest destruction of animal life - The American Buffalo 00:08
I mean, it is the largest destruction of animal life