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The American Buffalo

NARRATOR Over the centuries, their grazing habitson the wide expanses of the Great Plains...

NARRATOR Over the centuries, their grazing habits
on the wide expanses of the Great Plains proved
crucial to its ecology

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NARRATOR Over the centuries,
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their grazing habits on the wide expanses of
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the Great Plains proved crucial to its ecology...
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:33
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 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.
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.