Status: Released
Released Date: 1954-08-16
Runtime: 71 mins
Director: James Algar
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: The Vanishing Prairie
Production Companies: Walt Disney Productions
Production Countries: United States of America
True-Life Adventures Collection
Secrets of Life
1956-11-06
A feature-length documentary showing the changing world of nature, the sky, the sea, the sun, planet
Prowlers of the Everglades
1953-07-23
Part of the "True-Life Adventure Series"; Disney filmmakers take their cameras to Florida, not to do
Seal Island
1948-12-21
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Beaver Valley
1950-07-19
The film depicts a young male beaver who must defend his new family against hungry predators, mischi
Nature's Half Acre
1951-07-28
The strange and wonderful world that lies beneath our feet, under leaf, log and rock, peopled by mil
The Olympic Elk
1952-02-13
Join the majestic Olympic elk as they traverse the alpine path from their winter home in the lowland
Water Birds
1952-06-26
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Bear Country
1953-02-05
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The Living Desert
1953-11-10
Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving
The Vanishing Prairie
1954-08-16
Story of the American Prairie as it was when vast herds of bison and elk grazed.
The African Lion
1955-09-14
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1957-08-28
This True Life Fantasy follows and shows how the life of a female squirrel, Perri, in the forest is
White Wilderness
1958-08-12
A fabulous new adventure in exciting entertainment.
Jungle Cat
1960-08-10
This final True-Life Adventure would also appear to be one of the best, as we go into the South Amer
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