Bob Legasa is hunting in Montana and what he thinks is a bluff charge from a grizzly bear is, in fact, a near-lethal attack; while canoeing in Zimbabwe, Kristen Yaldor is thrown into the water and finds herself in the jaws of a hippopotamus.

While vacationing in South Africa, Peter Knottenbelt suddenly finds himself in the jaws of a massive crocodile; in Nova Scotia, Meg Doyle is walking her beloved dog when they're suddenly ambushed by a pair of angry raccoons.