Life Is Wild

Season

2007

South Africa

6.6

A new York veterinarian moves with his family -- his second wife and their two sets of kids -- to his father-in-law's game reserve in South Africa.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Pilot

A vet, Danny Clarke, drags his family out of New York to spend a year in a broken-down lodge called The Blue Antelope deep inside South Africa. While the family shows signs of anger, Danny wants to do good for the people and the animals.

S1 • E2

Ubuntu

On the first day of school Katie writes a poem in Zulu. Lauren gets jealous when Oliver befriends Katie. Jesse does not want to follow the school's rules. Danny realizes the animals were getting ill. Jo wants Art to renovate the lodge.

S1 • E3

Open for Business

The Blue Antelope is ready for business and quickly caters its first guests. Katie auditions for Spring Sing Fling. Jesse gets a job at Ant's Hill but let go because of his age. Danny investigates the illness among the animals.

S1 • E4

Heritage Day

It's a South African holiday, Heritage Day. Katie is invited to a traditional township celebration. Danny and Jo decide to go to the township party. Jesse is taunted by a monkey while shaving snatching his toiletries through the window.

S1 • E5

Bad to the Bone

Katie and Jesse are left to do the chores around the lodge by Danny and Jo. They ditch on the chores. Katie goes to visit a bar with Oliver but skips out on the bill, which leads to both ending up in jail.

S1 • E6

Games People Play

When Jesse is rock climbing with James, a guest at The Blue Antelope, he falls down and gets injured. Katie is excited to know there is going to be a charity soccer match between the boys and the girls. Jesse gets his job back.

S1 • E7

The Heart Wants What It Wants

A wedding takes place at The Blue Antelope where Katie helps Jo make arrangements. Katie discovers a secret about Oliver's father. Danny encounters a sick elephant. Asking Tumelo to help, they soon realized it is in love with a giraffe.

S1 • E8

Animal House

Jo and Danny are on their way to a conference for lodge operators, leaving Jesse and Katie in charge. Jesse invites Emily and her friends, ending in a full blown, out-of-control party. Stella, a lioness, decides to crash the party.

S1 • E9

The Code

Katie, Oliver, Emily and Tumelo formed a study group to prepare for their midterm exams. Guests at the Blue Antelope learn there's no wildlife hunt, so they went to the Mara Lodge. Danny and Art take steps to protect the white lions.

S1 • E10

Rescue Me

Katie, Jesse and classmates took a trip into the African bush, but angry Jesse refuses to participate and Katie and Tumelo got lost in a cave. Jo's friend from New York visits and has a very strong opinion about Jo's move to Africa.

S1 • E11

Love Life

Katie befriends the counselor of an HIV-positive support group, and she has doubts about her split from Oliver. Emily confronts Jesse spending much time with Mbali. An inspector visits the lodge and reveals that it's not up to standards.

S1 • E12

P.O.C.

Katie and Tumelo each go through a breakup and discover their relationship is very special. Jesse helps Mbali find the strength to call off her engagement. Jo and Art trade chores to learn whose duties are more difficult.

S1 • E13

Home

Art and Danny try to introduce a male lion into the Blue Antelope's pride, but the plan goes awry, and both of them gets seriously injured. Jesse decides that he wants to go back to New York, but Katie tries to persuade him to stay.