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The American Buffalo

In 1492,Christopher Columbus, seeking a western water routefrom Spain to the Indies,...

Narrator: In 1492,
Christopher Columbus, seeking a western water route
from Spain to the Indies, stumbled upon a world that
Europeans had not known existed

Full Transcript

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Narrator: In 1492, Christopher Columbus,
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seeking a western water route from Spain to the Indies,
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stumbled upon a world that Europeans had not known existed.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:15
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 NARRATOR In Miles City, in the fall of 1883, - The American Buffalo 00:15
NARRATOR In Miles City, in the fall of 1883,
S01 • E01 Nothing would ever be the same - The American Buffalo 00:09
Nothing would ever be the same
S01 They came back in the spring, - The American Buffalo 00:07
They came back in the spring,
S01 • E01 For the Indigenous populations of the Americas, - The American Buffalo 00:08
For the Indigenous populations of the Americas,
S01 • E02 Perhaps you think a wild animal has no soul, - The American Buffalo 00:08
Perhaps you think a wild animal has no soul,
S01 RINELLA: There are people in Miles City who had been - The American Buffalo 00:10
RINELLA: There are people in Miles City who had been
S01 • E01 In some tribes, nearly 90% would perish from diseases - The American Buffalo 00:09
In some tribes, nearly 90% would perish from diseases
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."