True-Life Adventures

**True-Life Adventures** is a series of documentary films released between 1948 and 1960.

## Educational Shorts

The following shorts were edited out of the other shorts/films/episodes for educational purposes - either a fragment was exported out of a longer film or two or more sequences were edited together from more than two or more different films to form a "new" film. Thus they are not included on the Legacy DVDs.

Films made up of stock footage from two or more Disney nature films and thus not listed with respective original film above:

* The Weasel Family (1968)
* The Wild Dog Family - The Coyote (1968)
* The Wild Cat Family - The Cougar (1968)
* The Deer Family (1968)
* Of Horses and Men (1968)
* The Bear Family (1970)
* The Beasts of Burden Family (1970)
* Teeth are for Chewing (1971)
* A Day in Nature's Community (1975)

## Documentary Film

See Also: The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures

On October 8, 1975, Disney theatrically released The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures, a full-length motion picture documentary derived from 13 of the acclaimed True-Life Adventures series written and directed by James Algar, executive produced by Ron Miller and narrated by Winston Hibler.

## Home Media

### VHS Releases

#### Australian and New Zealand Releases

* Disney's True-Life Adventures (Volume 1): The Living Desert (September 22, 1995)
* Disney's True-Life Adventures (Volume 2): The Vanishing Prairie (September 22, 1995)
* Disney's True-Life Adventures (Volume 3): Jungle Cat (September 22, 1995)
* Disney's True-Life Adventures (Volume 4): Secrets of Life (September 22, 1995)
* Disney's True-Life Adventures (Volume 5): The African Lion (September 22, 1995)
* Disney's True-Life Adventures (Volume 6): White Wilderness (September 22, 1995)
* Disney's True-Life Adventures (Volume 7): Seal Island (March 15, 1996)
* Disney's True-Life Adventures (Volume 8): Bear Country (March 15, 1996)
* Disney's True-Life Adventures (Volume 9): Water Birds (March 15, 1996)
* Disney's True-Life Adventures (Volume 10): The Olympic Elk (March 15, 1996)
* Disney's True-Life Adventures (Volume 11): Beaver Valley (March 15, 1996)
* Disney's True-Life Adventures (Volume 12): Nature's Half Acre (March 15, 1996)

### DVD Release

All of the True-Life Adventures have been released on 4 double DVD sets as part of the Walt Disney Legacy Collection, which launched December 5, 2006.

#### Volume 1: Wonders of the World

**Disc One**

* 1. Introduction by Roy Disney
* 2. White Wilderness
* 3. Water Birds
* 4. Beaver Valley
* 5. Prowlers of the Everglades

**Disc Two**

* 1. "Mysteries of the Deep"
* 2. "Wonders of the Water Worlds"
* 3. "The Crisler Story"

**Bonus Features**

* 4. "Backstage with Roy Disney at Disney's Animal Kingdom: Birds"
* 5. "Tribute to James Algar"
* 6. "Filmmakers' Journal"
* 7. "Collectors' Corner"
* 8. "Original Theatrical Trailers"

#### Volume 2: Lands of Exploration

**Disc One**

* 1. Introduction by Roy Disney
* 2. The Living Desert
* 3. The Vanishing Prairie
* 4. Seal Island

**Disc Two**

* 1. "Islands of the Sea"
* 2. "Nature's Strangest Creatures"
* 3. "Prairie"
* 4. Behind the True Life Cameras

**Bonus Features**

* 5. Backstage with Roy Disney at Disney's Animal Kingdom: Desert Insects
* 6. Backstage with Roy Disney at Disney's Animal Kingdom: Snakes
* 7. Filmmakers' Journal
* 8. Collectors' Corner
* 9. Trailers & Promo

#### Volume 3: Creatures of the Wild

**Disc One**

* 1. Introduction by Roy Disney
* 2. The African Lion
* 3. Jungle Cat
* 4. Bear Country

**Disc Two**

* 1. The Olympic Elk
* 2. "Cameras in Africa"
* 3. "The Yellowstone Story"

**Bonus Features**

* 4. Tribute to the Milottes
* 5. Backstage with Roy Disney at Disney's Animal Kingdom: Elephants
* 6. Backstage with Roy Disney at Disney's Animal Kingdom: Cheetah Medical Exam
* 7. Filmmakers' Journal
* 8. Collectors' Corner
* 9. Trailers & Promo

#### Volume 4: Nature's Mysteries

**Disc One**

* 1. Introduction by Roy Disney
* 2. Secrets of Life
* 3. Perri

**Disc Two**

* 1. Nature's Half Acre
* 2. "Searching for Nature's Mysteries"
* 3. "Adventure in Wildwood Heart'

**Bonus Features**

* 4. Backstage with Roy Disney at Disney's Animal Kingdom: Butterflies
* 5. Tribute to Winston Hibler
* 6. Filmmakers' Journal
* 7. Collectors' Corner
* 8. Original Theatrical Trailers