The majestic giraffe's nighttime habits are seldom witnessed, and Brandon sets out to locate these giants and observe how they manage to stay alive in a night that swarms with dangerous predators.
Brandon comes to Africa to witness the Great Migration and how the wildebeest herds survive at night. They soon come across a pack of hyenas surrounding a large herd of wildebeest and witness as the herd protects a young member from being eaten.
Wildlife biologist Michael Morse teaches Brandon to howl while the two search for red wolves on the hunt. When a pack of red wolves finally answers Brandon's call, he ventures out into the forest and witness the rare sight of wolves at at a fresh kill.
Brandon McMillan meets up with squid expert Scott Cassell to night dive with the dangerous Humboldt squid. On their first dive, Brandon and Scott capture a large Humboldt but Brandon must retreat to the surface when he runs out of air.
Brandon McMillan, travels to the remote jungles of Peru to find vampire bats. After much searching, their patience is rewarded as they capture a vampire bat in their net and examine its unique nocturnal traits.
Brandon sets off into the Florida everglades to find one of the world's most important predators, the American crocodile. Brandon canoes off through the mangrove forest where a crocodile attacks his boat and he and his crew barely escape with their lives.
Setting up a vantage point high above the creek, Brandon waits until the dead of night when a coyote quietly picks his way through the brush and the crew captures it on film.
Hoping to witness the defensive behavior of a buffalo herd, Brandon heads out into the sweeping savannahs of Kenya. Brandon observes their behavior and finally manages to see them fend of a predator in the dark of night.
Brandon ventures out into the Kenyan veldt to investigate the behavior of African elephants after dark, when predators abound and calves must be protected at all costs.
Brandon journeys into the twisted labyrinth of the Florida Everglades on a quest to find the Florida Panther, a creature so elusive it has never been filmed at night.