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The American Buffalo

By 1877-- only three yearsafter the fight at Adobe Walls-- the immense herdssouth of the...

Narrator: By 1877-- only three years
after the fight at Adobe Walls-- the immense herds
south of the Arkansas had been reduced
to a few scattered groups

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Narrator: By 1877--
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only three years after the fight at Adobe Walls--
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the immense herds south of the Arkansas
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had been reduced to a few scattered groups.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
01:29:44
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 Narrator: 7 days later, they arrived - The American Buffalo 00:14
Narrator: 7 days later, they arrived
S01 • E01 By 1878, - The American Buffalo 00:07
By 1878,
S01 • E01 Ranches, homesteads, and small towns were starting - The American Buffalo 00:10
Ranches, homesteads, and small towns were starting
S01 • E01 For every Indian in the West, - The American Buffalo 00:08
For every Indian in the West,
S01 • E01 The hide hunters' trading posts in Texas began closing. - The American Buffalo 00:07
The hide hunters' trading posts in Texas began closing.
S01 • E01 Dodge City was turning into a raucous cow town, - The American Buffalo 00:13
Dodge City was turning into a raucous cow town,
S01 • E02 I'd like to think there is a calling out to the buffalo, - The American Buffalo 00:26
I'd like to think there is a calling out to the buffalo...
S01 • E01 [Wolves howling] - The American Buffalo 00:08
[Wolves howling]
S01 • E01 Presently, all I saw was rotting red carcasses - The American Buffalo 00:10
Presently, all I saw was rotting red carcasses
S01 • E01 And the stench was so great that at a mile away - The American Buffalo 00:11
And the stench was so great that at a mile away
S01 • E01 Only the coyotes and wolves didn't seem to mind. - The American Buffalo 00:07
Only the coyotes and wolves didn't seem to mind.
S01 • E02 What must have gone on in their minds, you know, - The American Buffalo 00:13
What must have gone on in their minds, you know,
S01 • E01 ["Horse Stealing Song" by Joseph Fire Crow playing] - The American Buffalo 00:16
["Horse Stealing Song" by Joseph Fire Crow playing...
S01 • E02 Um...also, a kind of remorse, a kind of sadness. - The American Buffalo 00:06
Um...also, a kind of remorse, a kind of sadness.
S01 • E02 Quanah Parker cried when he saw the buffalo return. - The American Buffalo 00:05
Quanah Parker cried when he saw the buffalo return.
S01 • E01 They moved south, across familiar territory - The American Buffalo 00:12
They moved south, across familiar territory
S01 • E02 I can imagine that. You know, I think that could be true, - The American Buffalo 00:10
I can imagine that. You know, I think that could be true,
S01 • E01 Tahmahkera: You know, it's in such a short span of time - The American Buffalo 00:13
Tahmahkera: You know, it's in such a short span of time
S01 • E02 Narrator: For nearly two generations, - The American Buffalo 00:16
Narrator: For nearly two generations,
S01 • E02 Woman: ...last buffalo herd appear like a spirit dream. - The American Buffalo 00:07
Woman: ...last buffalo herd appear like a spirit dream.