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Kingdom of Animals

Episode number: 1

Overview: 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

Episode number: 2

Overview: 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

Episode number: 3

Overview: 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

Episode number: 4

Overview: 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

Episode number: 5

Overview: 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

Episode number: 6

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