Untamed China - Season 1

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Kingdom of Animals

1 - Kingdom of Animals

Air Date: February 28, 2011

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

2 - Deserts of the North

Air Date: March 7, 2011

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

3 - Land of Giants

Air Date: March 14, 2011

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

4 - Heavenly Mountains

Air Date: March 21, 2011

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

5 - Grasslands of Mongolia

Air Date: March 28, 2011

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

6 - Tibet's High Plateau

Air Date: April 4, 2011

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