After their mother is killed by poachers, two bear cubs are rescued by a wildlife scientist who transfers them to another cave where he hopes they'll be adopted by a new mother.
Jack and Ashley Landon accompany their mother, who is investigating a bear attack, to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park where they meet two new friends who are involved in an argument over ancestral lands.
Follows the day in the life of a black bear and her cub as the cub investigates a rock that turns out to be a turtle, encounters a bull moose, and survives a chance meeting with an unfriendly bobcat.