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The American Buffalo

Too many cows died in calving; too many calves werestillborn or sterile to make...

Too many cows died in calving; too many calves were
stillborn or sterile to make it
commercially profitable

Full Transcript

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Too many cows died in calving;
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too many calves were stillborn or sterile
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to make it commercially profitable.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:25
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 BURNS: So, Dan talked about the economic relationship, - The American Buffalo 00:08
BURNS: So, Dan talked about the economic relationship,
S01 • E01 In winter, when the bison's fur was the thickest, - The American Buffalo 00:11
In winter, when the bison's fur was the thickest,
S01 • E02 But Buffalo Jones would have much better success-- - The American Buffalo 00:18
But Buffalo Jones would have much better success--
S01 And then later bones are going to conspire in a kind of - The American Buffalo 00:09
And then later bones are going to conspire in a kind of
S01 • E01 In the summer, when the hides had less hair, - The American Buffalo 00:10
In the summer, when the hides had less hair,
S01 This unbelievable tragedy of the slaughter of the buffalo - The American Buffalo 00:12
This unbelievable tragedy of the slaughter of the buffalo
S01 • E01 Stretched over a frame of curved willow branches, - The American Buffalo 00:12
Stretched over a frame of curved willow branches,
S01 • E02 I really like the fact that Buffalo Jones - The American Buffalo 00:09
I really like the fact that Buffalo Jones
S01 And it is a story that we kind of have to be reminded - The American Buffalo 00:07
And it is a story that we kind of have to be reminded
S01 • E02 He confronted his culpability and took on himself - The American Buffalo 00:12
He confronted his culpability and took on himself
S01 • E01 A buffalo's bladder became a water container; - The American Buffalo 00:12
A buffalo's bladder became a water container;
S01 And we also have to begin to see that our relationship - The American Buffalo 00:08
And we also have to begin to see that our relationship
S01 • E01 Buffalo teeth became ornaments. - The American Buffalo 00:05
Buffalo teeth became ornaments.
S01 And when I say our I mean the European and-and-and - The American Buffalo 00:08
And when I say our I mean the European and-and-and
S01 • E01 Some women painted their faces with buffalo grease - The American Buffalo 00:14
Some women painted their faces with buffalo grease
S01 WOODRUFF: And when, as you say, when it comes to the buffalo, - The American Buffalo 00:11
WOODRUFF: And when, as you say, when it comes to the buffalo...
S01 • E01 Tendons were turned into bow strings, - The American Buffalo 00:10
Tendons were turned into bow strings,
S01 And that's what we are confronted with in this film. - The American Buffalo 00:06
And that's what we are confronted with in this film.
S01 In this next clip from the film, where we see the extent of - The American Buffalo 00:11
In this next clip from the film, where we see the extent of
S01 • E01 Dried buffalo droppings made fuel for fires, - The American Buffalo 00:11
Dried buffalo droppings made fuel for fires,