Untamed China

9.5

2011•45m

In new six-part series Untamed China, wildlife adventurer Nigel Marven explores the country's mountains and grasslands, crosses its greatest deserts and treks through its deepest jungles in search of the rare, little-known and extraordinary creatures that live there. Over half of China's plant and animal species live in Yunnan Province in the far southwest of the country. In episode one, Nigel goes there to explore the ancient city of Dali and the surrounding mountains and forests. He meets some bizarre and deadly reptiles and amphibians, goes on a very unusual fishing trip, enjoys the fairy-tale lifecycle of butterflies and gets up close to highly endangered Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys.

Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 2011

1. Kingdom of Animals

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.

2. Deserts of the North

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.

3. Land of Giants

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.

4. Heavenly Mountains

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

5. Grasslands of Mongolia

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.