Kingdom of Animals

E1

Nigel Marven explores the country's wildlife, beginning in Yunnan province, where he finds its endangered snubbed-nose monkeys, and goes on an unusual fishing trip.

Deserts of the North

E2

Nigel explores three of the country's deserts, where he encounters gekkos, sand-swimming snakes and Bactrian camels. He also searches for a Xinjiang Ground-jay.

Land of Giants

E3

Nigel explores the jungles of southern China, where he finds white-cheeked gibbon, rare Asian elephants, pythons, enormous rats, and the world's largest species of moth.

Heavenly Mountains

E4

Nigel visits the Sichuan Mountains where he sees blue sheep and yak. Plus, he searches the bamboo forests for unique breeds of frogs.

Grasslands of Mongolia

E5

Nigel visits the far north of China, where he explores the grass for micro mammals and Mongolia's deadliest snake, and he also hopes to spot a demoiselle crane.

Tibet's High Plateau

E6

Nigel visits the Tibetan plateau where he sees shaggy yak, high flying bar-headed geese, kiang, Tibetan foxes, pocket-sized pica hares and antelope.