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The American Buffalo

So, by one estimate, it-- you had to kill aboutfour buffalo to get one hide-- hide to...

So, by one estimate, it-- you had to kill about
four buffalo to get one hide-- hide to market, so not only
was the carcass wasted, but even the hides were wasted
in this industry

Full Transcript

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So, by one estimate, it--
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you had to kill about four buffalo to get one hide--
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hide to market, so not only was the carcass wasted,
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but even the hides were wasted in this industry.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:10:16
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: The Pablo-Allard herd flourished - The American Buffalo 00:11
Narrator: The Pablo-Allard herd flourished
S01 • E01 ["The Shores of Ogygia" by Bobby Horton playing] - The American Buffalo 00:10
["The Shores of Ogygia" by Bobby Horton playing]
S01 • E02 With 50 calves born each year, their herd kept expanding. - The American Buffalo 00:07
With 50 calves born each year, their herd kept expanding.
S01 • E02 When Allard died in 1896, his family began - The American Buffalo 00:10
When Allard died in 1896, his family began
S01 • E01 [Calf crying] - The American Buffalo 00:07
[Calf crying]
S01 • E02 But Pablo stayed put-- and his buffalo - The American Buffalo 00:08
But Pablo stayed put-- and his buffalo
S01 • E01 If you shoot the mother of a calf, - The American Buffalo 00:07
If you shoot the mother of a calf,
S01 • E01 But those calves, - The American Buffalo 00:08
But those calves,
S01 • E02 He...he knew we needed the buffalo - The American Buffalo 00:11
He...he knew we needed the buffalo
S01 • E01 They don't survive if they don't have their mother. - The American Buffalo 00:07
They don't survive if they don't have their mother...
S01 • E01 It was a ugly, ugly business. - The American Buffalo 00:05
It was a ugly, ugly business.
S01 • E02 Not just Indians; we need the buffalo to survive. - The American Buffalo 00:07
Not just Indians; we need the buffalo to survive.
S01 • E01 [Continuing gunshots] - The American Buffalo 00:25
[Continuing gunshots]
S01 • E02 Narrator: Michel Pablo was now in charge of - The American Buffalo 00:11
Narrator: Michel Pablo was now in charge of
S01 • E02 Despite the law passed in 1894 to protect them, - The American Buffalo 00:14
Despite the law passed in 1894 to protect them,
S01 • E01 "We called it a scarcity of buffalo, - The American Buffalo 00:14
"We called it a scarcity of buffalo,
S01 • E01 Narrator: The hide yards at Dodge City now stood empty. - The American Buffalo 00:06
Narrator: The hide yards at Dodge City now stood empty.
S01 • E01 But south of the Arkansas River-- - The American Buffalo 00:15
But south of the Arkansas River--
S01 • E02 It was actually to preserve them so that - The American Buffalo 00:12
It was actually to preserve them so that
S01 • E01 The Vermonter J. Wright Mooar crossed over to investigate. - The American Buffalo 00:06
The Vermonter J. Wright Mooar crossed over to investigate.