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The American Buffalo

West of the mountains, he wrote, "the buffaloes weremore frequent than I have seen...

West of the mountains, he wrote, "the buffaloes were
more frequent than I have seen cattle
in the settlements." As a young surveyor and soldier, George Washington had
once hunted buffalo near the Ohio River

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West of the mountains, he wrote,
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"the buffaloes were more frequent
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than I have seen cattle in the settlements."
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As a young surveyor and soldier,
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George Washington had once hunted buffalo
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near the Ohio River.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:56
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 FLORES: I see it as a, - The American Buffalo 00:14
FLORES: I see it as a,
S01 • E02 As a taxidermist, he considered it his masterpiece - The American Buffalo 00:15
As a taxidermist, he considered it his masterpiece
S01 • E01 In 1775, just before he left for the Second Continental Congress, - The American Buffalo 00:16
In 1775, just before he left for the Second Continental Cong...
S01 • E02 He now blamed their destruction on what he called - The American Buffalo 00:14
He now blamed their destruction on what he called
S01 I mean, they, in effect, - The American Buffalo 00:11
I mean, they, in effect,
S01 And that of course became the substance of the whole ecology, - The American Buffalo 00:13
And that of course became the substance of the whole ecology...
S01 • E01 But in the Great Plains, an estimated 30 million buffalo - The American Buffalo 00:13
But in the Great Plains, an estimated 30 million buffalo
S01 But Europeans old worlder's brought with them notions of-of - The American Buffalo 00:17
But Europeans old worlder's brought with them notions o...
S01 • E02 People lined up to see it - The American Buffalo 00:07
People lined up to see it
S01 • E02 It allowed people to get closer to a bison. - The American Buffalo 00:07
It allowed people to get closer to a bison.
S01 • E01 Life there for the Indians and the buffalo - The American Buffalo 00:12
Life there for the Indians and the buffalo
S01 • E02 They were able to see how large these full-grown bison - The American Buffalo 00:07
They were able to see how large these full-grown bison
S01 We were the only ones made in the image of a deity, - The American Buffalo 00:06
We were the only ones made in the image of a deity,
S01 • E02 They were able to get a sense of these animals - The American Buffalo 00:10
They were able to get a sense of these animals
S01 Other animals lacked those kinds of connections. - The American Buffalo 00:07
Other animals lacked those kinds of connections.
S01 • E01 Years before, the Cheyenne prophet Sweet Medicine - The American Buffalo 00:10
Years before, the Cheyenne prophet Sweet Medicine
S01 And we also, of course, - The American Buffalo 00:14
And we also, of course,
S01 • E02 Man as Hornaday: Probably never before in the history of the world, - The American Buffalo 00:15
Man as Hornaday: Probably never before in the history of the...
S01 • E01 Man as Sweet Medicine: There will be an animal - The American Buffalo 00:06
Man as Sweet Medicine: There will be an animal
S01 • E01 It has a shaggy neck - The American Buffalo 00:07
It has a shaggy neck