Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Portrait of a Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) full frame of the face, Foping Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China. Endangered species

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) jumping from branch to branch, Foping Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China. Endangered species

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) male jumping, Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) male displaying in grass in Yangxian Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China, September.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) flying, Yangxian Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China, September.

Will Burrard-Lucas / Red and White Giant Flying Squirrel (Petaurista alborufus) gliding, Foping Nature Reserve, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi province, China.

Thomas Marent / Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China

Thomas Marent / Saturniid Moth (Rhodinia fugax) male, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China

Thomas Marent / Golden Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) young, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China

Thomas Marent / Golden Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) male, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China

Thomas Marent / Golden Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) troop, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China

Florian Möllers / Quinling Golden snub nosed monkey (Rhinopitecus roxellana qinlingensis), family group resting and grooming in a stand of trees. Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China.

Florian Möllers / Quinling Golden snub nosed Monkey (Rhinopitecus roxellana qinlingensis), adult male sitting in a tree. Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China.

Florian Möllers / Sunrise on steep forested slopes of Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China October 2006

Florian Möllers / Quinling Golden snub nosed Monkey (Rhinopitecus roxellana qinligensis), infant sitting in a tree. Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China.

Florian Möllers / Quinling Golden snub nosed Monkey (Rhinopitecus roxellana qinligensis), two females with young grooming. Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China.

Florian Möllers / Quinling Golden snub nosed monkey (Rhinopitecus roxellana qinlingensis), infant peering through leaves. Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China.

Florian Möllers / Quinling Golden snub nosed monkey (Rhinopitecus roxellana qinlingensis), adult male (right) and female sitting on the ground close to each other. Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, Ch...

Florian Möllers / Fog over the steep slopes of a forested valley in Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China 2006

Florian Möllers / Quinling Golden snub nosed Monkey (Rhinopitecus roxellana qinlingensis), infant suckling Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China.

Florian Möllers / Quinling Golden snub nosed monkey (Rhinopitecus roxellana qinlingensis), adult male portrait. Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China.

Florian Möllers / Quinling Golden snub nosed monkey (Rhinopitecus roxellana qinlingensis) infant uttering soft distress call, Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China.

Florian Möllers / Quinling Golden snub nosed Monkey (Rhinopitecus roxellana qinlingensis), adult male face portrait. Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China.

Florian Möllers / Quinling Golden snub nosed Monkey (Rhinopitecus roxellana qinlingensis), mother and infant. Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China.

Florian Möllers / Chinese farmers 'separating the wheat from the chaff', here with yellow peas (Pisum sativum). Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China, October 2006.

Florian Möllers / Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana qinlingensis) infants playing in tree, Zhouzi Nature Reserve, Qinling mountains, Shaanxi, China. April 2006

Florian Möllers / Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana qinlingensis) females, subadults and infants socialising in tree, Zhouzi Nature Reserve, Qinling mountains, Shaanxi, China. April 2006

Florian Möllers / Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana qinlingensis) female, portrait, Zhouzi Nature Reserve, Qinling mountains, Shaanxi, China. April 2006

Florian Möllers / Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana qinlingensis) subadult portrait, Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling mountains, Shaanxi, China, April 2006

Florian Möllers / Golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana qinlingensis) family group / harem resting / sleeping / cuddling, Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling mountains, Shaanxi, China, April 2006

Florian Möllers / Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana qinlingensis) adult male yawning showing canine teeth, Zhouzi Nature Reserve, Qinling mountains, Shaanxi, China. April 2006

Florian Möllers / Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana qinlingensis) infant feeding on cherry blossoms, Zhouzhi Nature Reserve, Qinling mountains, Shaanxi, China, April 2006

Xi Zhinong / Blood pheasant {Ithaginis cruentus} Qinling Mt, Shaanxi province, China

Xi Zhinong / Takin female in rain {Budorcas taxicolor} Mt Qinling, Shaanxi, China

Xi Zhinong / Takin family group on hillside {Budorcas taxicolor} Mt Qinling, Shaanxi, China

Xi Zhinong / Takin male {Budorcas taxicolor} Mt Qinling, Shaanxi, China

Xi Zhinong / Takin male portrait {Budorcas taxicolor} Mt Qinling, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) in water, Yangxian nature reserve, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) male in flight, about to land, Yangxian nature reserve, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) male and female, Yangxian nature reserve, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) male and female, Yangxian nature reserve, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) male and female, Yangxian nature reserve, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) male and female, Yangxian nature reserve, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) Yangxian nature reserve, Shaanxi, China

Heather Angel / Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) group roosting in tree at dusk. Captive bred. Yangxian, Shaanxi, China.

Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / Sunset in Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province, China, April.

Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / Tao master at Lou Guan Tai temple, Shaanxi province, China. April 2015.

Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / Staffan Widstrand speaking at the opening of Bird Love Week near Xian, Shaanxi, China. April 2015.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Portrait of Tao Grand Master Rinfarong, close up portrait, Louguantai temple, Xian, Shaanxi, China. This temple is where Lao Tze wrote the Tao Te Ching.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Tao Grand Master Rinfarong, explaining about Taoism for us, at the Louguantai temple, Xian, Shaanxi, China. This temple is where Lao Tze wrote the Tao Te Ching.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / The Wild Wonders of China symbol outside a shopping centre, Xian city, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Wild Wonders of China team celebrating the Bird Love Week at the Tongchuan Crested Ibis Breeding Centre, Shaanxi, China. from left Xie Jianguo, Staffan Widstrand, Chen Jianwei, Jed Weingarten and Mr S...

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Release of 30 captive-bred Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) to celebrate the national Bird Love Week at the Tongchuan Crested Ibis Breeding Centre, Shaanxi, China. The species was once only found in 6 i...

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Release of 30 captive-bred Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) to celebrate the national Bird Love Week at the Tongchuan Crested Ibis Breeding Centre, Shaanxi, China. The species was once only found in 6 i...

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Hill myna (Gracula religiosa), caught in the wild, for sale at a truckstop, Shaanxi, China.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Sunset view from the hill behind the Louguantai temple, Xian, Shaanxi, China.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Stone relief of a Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) at the Louguantai temple, Xian, Shaanxi, China. This temple is where Lao Tze wrote the Tao Te Ching.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Louguantai temple, Xian, Shaanxi, China. This temple is where Lao Tze wrote the Tao Te Ching.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Louguantai temple, Xian, Shaanxi, China. This temple is where Lao Tze wrote the Tao Te Ching.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia chinensis), flying, Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia chinensis), flying, Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha) sitting on a branch, Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha) flying, Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha) flying, Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha) taking off from a stone in Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha) perched on a branch, Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China, April.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Oriental turtle doves (Streptopelia chinensis), male in courtship display to female, Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / White-browed laughing-thrush (Garrulax sannio) feeding on a worm in Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Chili mill in front of a Chili sales stands grounding chilies into powder, Old Town Muslim quarters, Xian City, Shaanxi, China, April 2018.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Landscape with town in Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China, April 2018.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) in breeding colours, flying over water in Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China, April.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) in breeding colours, flying over water in Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China, April.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) in breeding colours with litter, Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Statue of a Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) as decoration in the Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Statue of a soldier in the 'Terracotta Army' in Xian, Shaanxi, China, April 2018.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Statue of a soldier in the 'Terracotta Army' in Xian, Shaanxi, China, April 2018.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Statue of a soldier in the 'Terracotta Army' in Xian, Shaanxi, China, April 2018.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Statue of a soldier in the 'Terracotta Army' in Xian, Shaanxi, China, April 2018.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Part of the 'Terracotta Army', showing how they were buried and found in Xian, Shaanxi, China, April 2018.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Part of the 'Terracotta Army', showing how they were buried and found in Xian, Shaanxi, China, April 2018.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Part of the 'Terracotta Army', showing how they were buried and found in Xian, Shaanxi, China, April 2018.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Part of the 'Terracotta Army', showing how they were buried and found in Xian, Shaanxi, China, April 2018.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia chinensis) perched on branch, Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Oriental turtle dove (Streptopelia chinensis), walking on grass in Yangxian Biosphere Reserve, Shaanxi, China, April.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Horses and a carriage of the 'Terracotta Army' in Xian, Shaanxi, China, April 2018.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Part of the 'Terracotta Army' , showing how they were burried and found in Xian, Shaanxi, China, April 2018.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Detail of a amror of one of the soldiers of the 'Terracotta Army' in Xian, Shaanxi, China, April 2018.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Statue of a soldier in the 'Terracotta Army' in Xian, Shaanxi, China, April 2018.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Portrait of a Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) screaming and showing its teeth, Foping Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China. Endangered species

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Portrait of a Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) screaming and showing its teeth in Foping Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China. Endangered species

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Portrait of a Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) screaming, showing its teeth in Foping Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China. Endangered species

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) looking at a picture of other monkeys displayed in the Foping Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China. Endangered species

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) female with very young baby, Foping Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China. Endangered species

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) female with very young baby, Foping Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China. Endangered species

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) sitting in tree, Foping Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China. Endangered species

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) sitting in tree, Foping Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China. Endangered species

Lynn M. Stone / Two leather sea stars (Dermasterias imbricata), Kachemak Bay, Homer, Alaska.

Pascal Kobeh / Divers above field of Giant plumrose anemones (Metridium giganteum) with a Leather star (Dermasterias imbricata) in foreground, Alaska, USA, Gulf of Alaska. Pacific ocean. August 2011.

Pascal Kobeh / Sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) and two leather stars (Dermasterias imbricata) among giant plumrose anemones (Metridium giganteum), Alaska, USA, Gulf of Alaska. Pacific ocean.

Lynn M. Stone / Leather sea star (Dermasterias imbricata) on Rockweed at low tide, Lone Ranch Beach, Brookings, Oregon, USA. July.

David Fleetham / Leather starfish (Dermasterias imbricata) portrait, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Ocean.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Leather sea star (Dermasterias imbricata) moving, showing tube feet under arms, Aquarium of the Pacific. Captive.

Shane Gross / Leather sea star (Dermasterias imbricata) boiled to death on the shore. The victim of a heat wave (due to climate change) coinciding with extremely low tides in the middle of the day, Vancouver Island...

Shane Gross / Leather star (Dermasterias imbricata) close up detail of skin and papulae (gill-like structures), Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, Pacific Ocean.

David Hall / Leather star (Dermasterias imbricata), Browning Pass, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. April.

David Fleetham / Swimming anemone (Stomphia coccinea) moving away from Leather star (Dermasterias imbricata) British Columbia, Canada.