Nigel heads to China to learn about giant pandas for his latest adventure. He visits the beautiful reserves the pandas inhabit, before heading into the wild to achieve his ambition of being the first presenter to be filmed with a giant panda in its native habitat. He is also astonished to witness a brown panda cub, one of only five known to science. Along his journey Nigel meets the other amazing creatures that live in the bamboo forest, including naughty macaques, golden snub-nosed monkeys and fluffy bamboo rats. He also feeds adorable red pandas, distant relatives of the giant panda.
Episode 1
May 1, 2011
Nigel Marven meets panda cubs during a visit to a breeding center and fishes for a giant salamander in a freezing-cold river in the opener of this series, which follows the wildlife presenter to China to study pandas in sanctuaries and in the wild
Episode 2
May 8, 2011
Nigel finds golden monkeys and a flying squirrel while searching for wild pandas in the Foping Reserve
Episode 3
May 15, 2011
Nigel films pandas at the San Diego Zoo and goes on a night safari in China.
Episode 4
May 22, 2011
Nigel finds a wild panda mother, which has a rarity: a brown cub.
Episode 5
May 29, 2011
Nigel visits newborn cubs at the Chengdu Panda Base, and confers with experts about the mysterious brown panda.
