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No fences. No brands. No mercy...

Out there on the open range, cattle weren't just livestock—they were living currency, walking fortunes, and the backbone of an empire...

The frontier demanded animals that could survive without shelter, find food in barren wasteland, and defend themselves against wolves, bears, and rustlers...

They needed breeds that could walk a thousand miles to market—and arrive stronger than when they started.

They needed cattle that could turn worthless grassland into gold.

They needed animals tough enough to build a nation.

Every breed mattered... One weak bloodline, one poor choice of stock, and a rancher could lose everything to drought, disease, or predators.

The men who conquered the West didn't do it alone... They did it with cattle that were as wild and unforgiving as the land itself...

But which wild cattle breeds provided the genetic foundation for America's ranching empire? How did these animals adapt to survive in environments that killed domestic European stock? And which forgotten bloodlines still carry the secrets of frontier survival?

Today we're exploring the wild cattle that built the American West—and the genetic legacy that still runs through every herd.

My name is Sam, and this is Wild America.

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CHAPTERS
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:56 - Texas Longhorn
00:04:35 - Spanish Criollo
00:07:06 - English Longhorn
00:09:16 - Highland Cattle
00:11:28 - Devon Cattle
00:13:47 - Pineywoods Cattle
00:16:02 - Florida Cracker Cattle
00:18:06 - Corriente Cattle
00:20:16 - Randall Cattle
00:22:24 - Milking Devon
00:24:22 - Kerry Cattle

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