Wild China — S01E02 — Shangri-La

00:00:05 NARRATOR: Beneath billowing clouds,

00:03:12 for the biggest water fight of all time.

00:05:39 but these are true specialists.

00:08:22 which distinguish them from red pandas found anywhere else in the Himalayas.

00:10:05 The forests here are among the most diverse botanical areas in the world.

00:12:23 not only had he to traverse endless mountain ranges,

00:15:26 To continue his expeditions,

00:17:34 The forests of Gaoligongshan are home to some of China's rarest wildlife.

00:20:35 they depend on the abundant fruit

00:22:33 They come all the way from the Indian Ocean.

00:25:37 This one is particularly astounding in its vigour.

00:27:49 it's one of the tiniest mammals in the world.

00:30:24 only because of their unusually flattened skulls.

00:33:33 Feeding almost exclusively on bamboo,

00:35:47 Flowering infrequently,

00:37:55 are all taken, with little care.

00:40:18 Flowing through Yunnan's southern valleys,

00:42:13 They hunt other insects and carry them back to their nest.

00:44:38 considered these forests to be sacred, has ensured their survival,

00:47:11 There's not enough room to spread their wings

00:49:53 But there's one call which stands out among the rest,

00:52:32 But now, new, strangely quiet forests have come to Yunnan.

00:54:42 So Yunnan's terrain puts a limit on how far the plantations can spread,

00:58:15 between animals, plants and people beneath the clouds.