Environmental - Animals

10 DVD Box Set

Disc 1 Bird Films w/ Vulture, Eagle Owl, Falcon, Hawk & Cuckoo Birds (1930s - 1940s)

Brief Synopsis of DVD: Amazing film about birds of prey found in the U.S., specifically the owl and the cuckoo. Incredible vintage footage of these birds in their natural habitat makes these beautiful documentaries come to life. These films were some of the first nature documentaries ever made and remain a great educational resource to this day.

Title #1: Birds of Prey

Production Date: 1938

Running Time: 10 minutes

Brief Description: Classic study of owls, vultures, hawks and eagles, with informative narration. Delightful black and white footage of the owls especially.

Title #2: The Cuckoo

Production Date: 1942

Running Time: 10 minutes

Brief Description: This brilliant, black and white silent film explains the strange and bizarre mating habits of the cuckoo.
 

Disc 2 Veterinary Medicine & Disease History Films (1942 - 1952)

Brief Synopsis of DVD: Both these rare movies included on this one-of-a-kind DVD compilation are invaluable to those interested in animals, diseases and veterinary sciences. Warning: some of the footage is a bit graphic, but all in the name of science!

Title #1: Trichinosis

Production Date:1942

Running Time: 20 minutes

Brief Description: Warning: this silent color film has some unpleasant images in it, but it's all in the purpose of showing how trichinosis develops and how it spreads. If you don't cook your pork through now, you will after watching this film!

Title #2: Protecting Poultry Profits

Production Date: 1952

Running Time: 21 minutes

Brief Description: Warning: this films has footage of sick chickens, including necropsies. It shows how chicken diseases can wipe out your chicken farms and lead to lee money. It also shows how they treat the sick chickens.

Disc 3 Animals & Insects Films (1950s)

Brief Synopsis of DVD: This DVD contains invaluable classic footage of animals from the Bronx Zoo, as well as a thorough rundown on many different types of insects. This is a vintage look at the organisms that inhabit our World with us. You won't find this video anywhere else! Running time 20 minutes.

Title #1: Andy's Animal Alphabet

Production Date: 1950

Running Time: 10 minutes

Brief Description: This video was shot entirely at the Bronx Zoo and features a look at the entire alphabet of animals, including giraffes, zebras, lions, elephants, etc...

Title #2: Insect Zoo

Production Date: 1960s

Running Time: 10 minutes

Brief Description: We learn that insects are animals too in this charming video that takes a look at many different types of insects, from the praying mantis to the ant to the catydids. Very interesting DVD.

Disc 4 Dog, Puppy & Canine Films (1930s - 1950s)

Brief Synopsis of DVD: This is a collection of dog and canine related movies that have been digitized and preserved for history!

Title #1: Police Dogs in Action

Production Date: 1950s

Running Time: 11 minutes

Brief Description: The German Shepard police dogs of the San Mateo County Sheriff's department are filmed performing some of their various on-job duties, such as tracking down human scents, learning to attack suspects and obeying new German training commands. This is an awesome film about police dogs!

Title #2: All in One

Production Date: 1938

Running Time: 11 minutes

Brief Description: This cute Jam Handy feature shows some of the different ways dogs serve mankind, such as herding sheep and assisting the blind. Many breeds of dogs are shown in this movie, including Collies, Afghans, German Shepherds and Alaskan Huskies.

Title #3: Bird Dogs

Production Date: 1940s

Running Time: 11 minutes

Brief Description: A silent 1940s film about hunting and the special dog breeds used for bird hunting, Bird Dogs has a lot of bird hunting and dog training scenes, and shows the duties of a bird dog with good close-up visuals of the dogs themselves. Good pointer dog footage here.

Title #4: Chinook's Children

Production Date: 1940s

Running Time: 12 minutes

Brief Description: A silent documentary about a champion dog sled team living and training in New Hampshire. These dogs are sure to steal your heart and show the sheer grit and determination of all champion athletes.

Title #5:Mother Mack Trains Her Seven Puppies

Production Date: 1952

Running Time: 11 minutes

Brief Description: This is a charming film aimed at teaching children about family, community and values that shows seven Scottish Terrier puppies learning their way through life, including an exciting trip to the beach.

Title #6: Mother Mack's Puppies Find Happy Homes

Production Date: 1953

Running Time: 11 minutes

Brief Description: In this sequel to Mother Mack Trains Her Seven Puppies, each of the puppies is adopted by a neighborhood family of a different race or ethnicity. 

Title #7: Guide Dogs for the Blind

Production Date: 1950s

Running Time: 1 minute

Brief Description: A vintage newsreel of seeing-eye dogs and disability training in 1950s California.

Title #8: Dog Cart: Amateur Film

Production Date: 1947

Running Time: 1 minute

Brief Description: This is a short clip of a dog pulling a cart with children on it from some mid-40s home movies.

Disc 5 Lab Rats Psychology Experiment Films (1940s)

Brief Synopsis of DVD:

Title #1: Competition and Dominance Hierarchies in Rats

Production Date: 1940

Running Time: 12 minutes

Brief Description: - This silent film from 1940 shows three rats competing over one piece of food and the hierarchies that develop between the rodents during the struggle.

Title #2: Motivation and Reward in Learning

Production Date: 1948

Running Time: 13 minutes

Brief Description: In this series of psychological experiments on rats from 1948, behavior is influenced by reward and punishment as the rodents learn to press a lever to get food or perform a variety of other actions to avoid being shocked. This is an interesting study of learned behavior and cognitive ability even in the smallest creatures.

Title #3: Social Problems in Rats

Production Date: 1930

Running Time:  9 minutes

Brief Description: The results of this study are very intriguing. A lever is placed on one side of a box containing three rats. When one rat learns to press the lever for food, the other rats eat the food before the one doing the work can run and grab the food. Eventually, the rat pressing the lever learns to drop enough food for all of them. Amazing! Use this in the classroom as a study on capitalism!

Disc 6 Kitten & Cat Litter Films (1930s - 1940s)

Brief Synopsis of DVD: Two (2) Classic cat, kitten, and kitty litter films, following the early development of newborn cats.

Title #1:Three Little Kittens

Production Date: 1938

Running Time: 10 minutes

Brief Description: Great short film about farm life for a cat as she has a litter of three kittens. 

Title #2: Private Life of a Cat

Production Date: 1947

Running Time: 22 Minutes

Brief Description: Amazing silent film documenting two cats and their litter of kittens, as they enter a new world.   

Disc 7 Fish, Fishing & Fisheries Films (1928 - 1953)

Brief Synopsis of DVD: As the global demand for fish continues to rise at an unprecedented rate, the history of fish management provides an important perspective to help us understand how to maintain sustainable fishing practices.  This historical films compilation demonstrates how far fisheries management and perceptions about fish and fisheries has evolved over the past century.  You will never believe the primitiveness of many of the ideas expressed by the old-time fishermen, as science, at this time, had not even established that dolphins were mammals. 

Title #1: Deep Fish from Hell

Production Date: 1945

Running Time: 27 minutes

Brief Description: Classic deep sea fishing exposition, in which the fishermen kill everything in sight, from whales and dolphins to stingrays and swordfish. 

Title #2: A Day at the River: A Film Lesson in Nature Study

Production Date: 1928

Running Time: 9 minutes

Brief Description: A silent film that explains the life cycle of fish, including micro-cinematography a growing fish egg. 

Title #3: Pennsylvania Fish Commission

Production Date: 1953

Running Time: 13 minutes

Brief Description: Vintage film explains what the state of Pennsylvania is doing to maintain a healthy fish population in the states streams and lakes.  Includes footage of artificial fish fertilization.

Disc 8 American Buffalo Film (1956)

Brief Synopsis of DVD: This amazing children's film features the story of Billie, the baby buffalo, as he enters the world of the Buffalo. 

Title #1: Billie: The Buffalo Baby

Production Date: 1956

Running Time: 10 minutes

Brief Description: This children's film follows the first minutes of Billie, the newborn buffalo's, life.  The film also discusses the dangers of getting to close to buffalo and touches on the importance of buffalo in Native American culture. 

Disc 9 Trout Fishing & Trout Farm Educational Film (1953)

Brief Synopsis of DVD: This is a niche film from 1953 about a specific type of fish…the trout. Get this special DVD edition!

Title #1: Pennsylvania Fish Commission

Production Date: 1953

Running Time: 13 minutes

Brief Description: Trout fishing in Pennsylvania is the topic of this vintage film from 1953 with footage of trout farms, fishing and trout fertilization.

Disc 10 Rabbit & Bunny Film (1961)

Brief Synopsis of DVD: Meet Hopper, the loveable and very smart and loving rabbit of the young Francis, a curious little girl who loves playing with her pet rabbit on rainy days. This rare film contains great rabbit footage and is a great wholesome movie for kids.

Title #1: Frances and her Rabbit

Production Date: 1961

Running Time: 10 minutes

Brief Description: This is an adorable vintage film about a pet rabbit named Hopper that is trained to do a variety of intelligent tasks and tricks. You will want this rabbit as your own after watching this film!