True-Life Adventures Collection

Part 5 · Jun 26, 1952

Water Birds

Water Birds is a 1952 short documentary film directed by Ben Sharpsteen. The film delves into the still waters of lagoons and marshes to the wild blue wilderness of the vast oceans, to experience the beauty and variety of their majestic birds, each perfectly designed for its habitat. It won the Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.

Part 6 · Feb 5, 1953

Bear Country

Bear Country is a 1953 American short documentary film directed by James Algar. It won an Academy Award at the 26th Academy Awards in 1954 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).[1] The film was produced by Walt Disney as part of the True-Life Adventures series of nature documentaries.

Part 7 · Jul 23, 1953

Prowlers of the Everglades

Part of the "True-Life Adventure Series"; Disney filmmakers take their cameras to Florida, not to document the swamps that would become Walt Disney World, but to capture the lives of creatures in the everglades. Focusing primarily on alligators, we also see the behavior of animals such as snakebirds, raccoons, and even otters who like to "play" with the alligators.

Part 8 · Nov 10, 1953

The Living Desert

Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving rocks, spitting mud pots, gorgeous flowers and the never-ending battle for survival between desert creatures of every shape, size and description.

Part 9 · Aug 16, 1954

The Vanishing Prairie

Story of the American Prairie as it was when vast herds of bison and elk grazed.

Part 10 · Sep 14, 1955

The African Lion

Part of Disney's True-Life Adventures series, this film focuses on the lives of lions in Africa.

Part 11 · Nov 6, 1956

Secrets of Life

A feature-length documentary showing the changing world of nature, the sky, the sea, the sun, planets, insects and volcanic action. A story of nature's strange and intricate designs for survival and her many methods of perpetuating life.

Part 12 · Aug 28, 1957

Perri

This True Life Fantasy follows and shows how the life of a female squirrel, Perri, in the forest is filled with danger and fraught with peril. When not fleeing her natural enemy, the Marten, Perri finds time to fall in love with her prince-charming male squirrel.

Part 13 · Aug 12, 1958

White Wilderness

A fabulous new adventure in exciting entertainment.

Part 14 · Aug 10, 1960

Jungle Cat

This final True-Life Adventure would also appear to be one of the best, as we go into the South American jungle to observe the jaguar. Jungle Cat is more intimate than its kin, allowing individual animal characters to be developed. Central to the cast is a pair of jaguars (one ebony), whose fighting leads to love and, not long after, two babies (one resembling each parent).

Part 15 · Oct 8, 1975

The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures

Animals of all kinds are filmed in different moments of habitat.