A precocious puppy and an adventure-seeking squirrel set out on a journey to explore new and interesting environments full of fascinating animals and curious creatures. Follow them in the forest, where they discover bugs, birds, bears, and more!

"The Maine Woods, vast and largely unsettled, are often described as unchanged since Henry David Thoreau's 1847 journey across the backcountry, in spite of the realities of Indian dispossession and the visible signs of logging, settlement, tourism, and real estate development. In the summer of 2014 scholars, indigenous peoples, activists, and other individuals retraced Thoreau's route. Inspired partly by this expedition, the accessible and engaging...

A look at Odzala National Park in the Republic of Congo, one of the most isolated areas in Africa. A dense rain forest canopy shelters the steamy jungle underneath, occasionally giving way to island-like clearings called bais. Provides a rare opportunity to see elephants drink alongside families of lowland gorillas. See also water buffalo, cattle egrets, and other animals of this ecosystem.