On a mission to find new friends one day, Ava and Alan soar over the African Grasslands. Below they saw a curious creature. It had spots like a leopard but the body of a dog. Ava and Alan fly down and meet this curious creature. In getting to know Danny, the African Wild Dog, they find out that his species is in danger from lions in the area. This takes Ava and Alan on a feather raising adventure while they try to protect the African Wild Dog pups.