English: Title: Biography of a Stag

Running time: 9:28

"An excellent nature study is listed in the ‘Living Book of Nature’ catalog (Raymond Ditmars series, Educational Films Corporation) entitled ‘The Biography of a Stag.’ Dr. Ditmars declares this scenic story to be one of his best. While the subject is entertaining, it is chiefly of value from a scientific point of view. The picture has been in preparation for several years, the various scenes being filed as it was possible to obtain them. The story follows the growth of the stag, or male deer, and strikingly answers of a deer actually dropped off every year?’ Not only is it shown that the elaborate branching horns are cast each year, but the new horns grow at an amazing speed. During the time the new antlers are growing the great beast is altogether docile, but with the hardening of the antlers, as they turn into bone, a marked change takes place in temperament and actions. During the summer the keeper is seen petting the big animal and will fall the stag is shows madly attacking the man through a fence. A dummy is constructed and dressed like the keeper. The figure is slid into the range on an overhead wire. Dramatic and exciting scenes follow, which demonstrate that the stag is a creature of the seasons. The picture is unique throughout in the treatment of animal studies.” [Reel and Slide Mar-Dec 1918]