Mouse and friends think of games to have fun while the power is out. They decide to play hide-and-seek.

The Ross kids go to summer camp and are introduced to interesting people with different personalities.

A burrowing owl lives at a golf course, and begins to raid a greenkeeper's hut. Rather than searching directly for food, the owl searches for trash, which it places outside its burrow. It does this in order to attract flies to eat, rather than risking its life searching for food out in the open. The owl also uses trash outside its home to remind to others that the burrow is occupied.

A barn owl chases its prey, a mouse, around a ranch. The narrator describes the ecological advantages of the barn owl in hunting its prey and how it has adapted to its surroundings in order to be a dangerous predator. However, the mouse also makes use of its size and ability to fit in small areas, eventually managing to escape the owl.

In an apartment building, the golden hamster leaves its cage to search for food and bedding. The hamster is shown to be well-suited to its surroundings in the sense that it effectively transports household items in its mouth as well as enjoys human affection.