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The American Buffalo

Most peoplebelieved the continent's most magnificent creaturewas about to disappear...

Most people
believed the continent's most magnificent creature
was about to disappear forever

Full Transcript

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Most people believed the continent's
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most magnificent creature was about to disappear forever.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:28
Uploaded
Apr 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 NARRATOR Over the centuries, - The American Buffalo 00:10
NARRATOR Over the centuries,
S01 • E01 It takes us - The American Buffalo 00:13
It takes us
S01 • E02 During the same time, Native Americans had been - The American Buffalo 00:17
During the same time, Native Americans had been
S01 The types of grasses that flourished there, - The American Buffalo 00:08
The types of grasses that flourished there,
S01 • E01 It is a heartbreaking story - The American Buffalo 00:13
It is a heartbreaking story
S01 Even when they stopped and sometimes dug through - The American Buffalo 00:16
Even when they stopped and sometimes dug through
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.