Life is Wild

Katie, Jesse, Oliver, Emily and Tumelo join their classmates on an adventure in the bush. Jesse rebels against the counselor and refuses to participate in any activity, but the others set off to hike the trail. A lost map, a wet radio and a close encounter with an alligator causes tension between the group and Tumelo and Katie end up lost in a cave. Meanwhile, Jo's best friend from New York is in town and is very honest about her opinion of the new life Jo leads in Africa.

Though Katie is having second thoughts over her break-up with Oliver, she has volunteered as the school liaison with loveLife, a group that supports HIV-positive teens in South Africa. Katie befriends the counselor of the group, Ayanda, and is surprised to learn details about her background. Jesse is confronted by Emily after he is spotted spending extra special time with Mbali. When a "green guide" inspector visits the Blue Antelope, tensions rise among Jo, Danny and Art when its revealed that Art's practices are not up to eco-friendly standards.

Katie and Tumelo break-up up with their respective love interests, but find they are uncomfortable in their friendship now that they are both single. After dating new people, Katie and Tumelo realize that their relationship is special. Jesse helps Mbali find the courage to end her engagement but is surprised to learn she has other plans outside South Africa. Jo and Art swap chores around the Blue Antelope in a challenge to establish whose duties are most difficult.

Art convinces Danny to introduce a fertile male into the Blue Antelope's pride of lions to encourage successful mating, but both men end up seriously injured when the idea doesn't go as planned. Jesse plans to leave Africa in search of his old life, and Mbali back in New York. Katie tries to convince Jesse to stay with the family, but is surprised by Jo's actions.