In a pride of lions, males are in charge, but in this case they run at the first sign of trouble; warthogs show a different side of life in which females call the shots and males behave like gentlemen.
A male jackal comes of age, but has to go it alone when his family is hit by rabies, forcing the wild dog to learn quickly how to avoid dangers, hunt and fight his way up the social ladder in the hope of finding a mate.
Baboon alpha male Bob leads his troop in search of a new life away from the safety of a national park and they come to learn that where there are humans, there is plenty of food up for grabs.
A pair of young cheetahs face their first year alone on the plains of east Africa and they have two main challenges - learning to hunt gazelles and escape danger.
The stories of three sea otter pups growing up in different environments. One lives in the kelp forests of California, one in the icy waters of Alaska and the third is raised by humans - but destined for a future in the wild.
The coming-of-age story of an impala, from its birth to its integration into a herd and the many dangers it faces - especially escaping the attentions of a pair of hungry leopards.
This episode depicts the lives of banded mongooses in the African bush, where they combine forces to contend with snakes, eagles, crocodiles and lizards.
