Wild At Heart

The Trevanions are struggling to make ends meet, so Sarah takes on the job of providing a wedding reception. But hungry lions are making life difficult. Meanwhile Danny is slowly building on his veterinary work, often not charging the poor to do so.

It's the grand-reopening of Mara and a British charity is using the event to release a cape vulture back into the wild. But when Fatani forces Danny to compromise his principles the vulture sustains a serious injury. Rosie helps an elderly couple re-ignite their marriage and Nomsa's daughter Thandi, becomes Evan and Olivia's new teacher.

Du Plessis must confront a few ghosts from his past when a young man arrives at Leopard's Den claiming to be his son.

Leopard's Den is under annual inspection, and Danny's efforts to pass are thwarted when he discovers their water hole drained.

Danny has to make some difficult choices when his old mentor arrives at Leopard's Den.

It's chaos at Leopard's Den when Sarah's mum makes an unexpected visit. With Hayley Mills.

Sarah and Danny's marriage is tested when Sarah's ex husband Simon comes to Leopard's Den to get married. But when Danny has a near fatal accident, they realise the value of what they've got. Rosie takes a ranger's job at Mara and a giraffe has trouble settling in with its parents.

Caroline finds romance when a plane carrying a secret cargo crash-lands at Leopard's Den.

It's Du Plessis' 60th birthday, but he's been diagnosed with Angina and doesn't feel like celebrating. A concerned Danny tries to keep him active by involving him in his lion-breeding programme, but an attempt to inseminate a lioness ends in tragedy when Du Plessis and Danny are mauled by a lion.

As Du Plessis fights for his life, Sarah realizes Danny is suffering from PTSD.