Wild and Wonderful: UNTAMED CHINA WITH NIGEL MARVEN Premieres on Discovery World, November 10

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Toronto, ON (October 24, 2012) – Covering 7% of the planet’s land surface, China is the fourth largest country on Earth, and one of the most ecologically diverse. In UNTAMED CHINA WITH NIGEL MARVEN, wildlife adventurer Nigel Marven explores China’s remote hidden corners to reveal creatures, scenery, and customs rarely seen on television. This breath-taking six-part series, premiering Saturday, November 10 at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT on Discovery World, reveals China’s vast and varied landscapes filled with tropical jewels, Tibetan treasures, bamboo forests, and exotic animals.

Episode descriptions for UNTAMED CHINA WITH NIGEL MARVEN include:

UNTAMED CHINA WITH NIGEL MARVEN – “Kingdom of Animals” 
Saturday, November 10 at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT
Over half of China’s plant and animal species live in Yunnan Province in the far southwest of the country. Marven 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.

UNTAMED CHINA WITH NIGEL MARVEN – “Deserts of the North” 
Saturday, November 17 at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT
In the northern province of Xinjiang, Marven explores three of the most spectacular deserts in China. He searches for the extremely rare wild Bactrian camel in the Gobi; rolls down the vast dunes of the Taklamikan; and hunts for the extraordinary long-eared jerboa in the Kalimaly.

UNTAMED CHINA WITH NIGEL MARVEN – “Land of Giants” 
Saturday, November 24 at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT
The Xishuangbanna Reserve in southern Yunnan is a land of giants. In the steamy jungles, Marven comes face-to-face with China’s largest lizard, the world’s biggest species of moth, a super-sized serpent, and a massive bamboo rat. But will he manage to track down the biggest giant of all, one of China’s last remaining Asian elephants?

UNTAMED CHINA WITH NIGEL MARVEN – “Heavenly Mountains” 
Saturday, December 1 at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT
Beginning at Balangshan Pass, five-kilometres high in Sichuan’s Heavenly Mountains, Marven embarks upon a journey to find one of China’s most captivating animals in the wild: the red panda. He plays with giant panda cubs at Chengdu’s world-famous breeding centre; meets cheeky macaques; and goes out spotlighting to find creatures of the night. 

Also this season on UNTAMED CHINA: NIGEL MARVEN: Marven explores the vast grasslands of Inner Mongolia. These rolling plains – once home to Genghis Khan and his army of horse warriors – are now inhabited by the elegant demoiselle crane, an ancient tribe that has a close relationship with a surprising animal, and speedy lizards and venomous snakes (“Grasslands of Mongolia,” Dec. 8). Then, Marven travels on the highest altitude railway on Earth in search of the rare and elusive Tibetan antelope. Marven also finds some charming black-lipped pikas, bears witness to herds of beautiful wild ass called kiang, watches a Tibetan fox and her cubs, and comes face to face with a massive wild yak (“Tibet’s High Plateau,” Dec. 15).

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