In Samburu, matriarch Anastasia turns her elephant herd north after a local river dries up; cheetah mom Kuleta evades a crafty pack of hyenas in Naboisho; checking in on wild dog Phoenix and her new litter in Laikipia.

How elephants dig wells; a sudden river-filling downpour; cheetah Kuleta loses one of her cubs to lions; wild dog Phoenix faces off with a hyena mob.

Anastasia's herd splits to protect two precious elephant calves; Kuleta retakes territory for her remaining cheetah cubs; Phoenix searches for a new mate; the skies open up and rain begins to heal the parched land.

Meeting the innovative teams working to preserve and protect Kenya's wildlife; Save the Elephants' radio-tracking-collar system; a drone that monitors wild dog packs; a local team of Maasai cheetah trackers.