Institut Fur Den Wissenschaftlichen Film Iwf Movies

Every fifth year in Förste/Nienstedt people gather to the "Schüttenhoff" (shooters court). For five days at Easter processions of three...

The film shows open air shots of life in the colony of the sea lion. The following behaviours are shown: establishing territories and rivalry fights,...

The Entlebuch is a rural pre-alpine area of Central Switzerland, known for its backwardness and isolation. This film deals with the contemporary life...

Short film about the movement patterns of protozoa

The three-spined stickleback is shown. Nest building, zigzag dance, fanning at the nest, sometimes following a female, also short mouth fights, the...

Various amphibious pond dwellers, including grass frogs, tree frogs, common toads and other amphibians are shown moving around, feeding, mating,...

Calopteryx cornelia only occurs in one color morph and shows the typical dragonfly behavior. Species of the genus Mnais form different color morphs....

A portrait of the German city of Ulm and it's social activities, fassades, court building. Also about the role of the district court during National...

The courtship behavior of Great Bustards is studied. The male Great Bustard is considerably larger than the female. This impression is reinforced...

The film shows the prey-catching behaviour of the edible frog at a small garden pond and at a gravelpit. The catching of creeping and (under...

The film shows birds and mammals of Spitzbergen: The snow bunting, Phalaropus fulicarius, Stercorarius parasiticus, the red throated loon, the arctic...

The film shows the spatial distribution and the behaviour of the Mediterranean demoiselle Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis on typical reproduction waters....

Short film on the mating behaviour of donkeys

Using gland regions on their heads, warthogs mark poles and other objects for self-orientation. Males often mark during the mating season. The male...

Gliding flight, soaring flight and flapping flight are presented as basic types of bird flight. The development of lift and propulsion are explained...

The flight and feeding customs of the most important sea bird species of the Galapagos Islands are described. Some characteristic body and wing...

Experiments on the crystallization of various inorganic substances: crystallization from solution, crystallization from melt and vapour phase, mixed...

The film begins by depicting the social courtship of the drakes. With increasing intensity of the instinctive movements actual pair formation is...

The arousal behavior of the warthog is shown. Also explained is the muzzle fight between boars and females.

The anatomy and function of the forestomachs of goats and sheep are explained. Ruminating is illustrated using animation, radiography and endoscopy.