Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, December 06, China, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Wild Giant panda {Ailuropoda melanoleuca} amongst Bamboo, Changqing reserve, Qinling mountains, China March 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Wild Giant Panda {Ailuropoda melanoleuca} amongst Bamboo, Changqing reserve, Qinling mountains, China March 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Three Sichuan golden snub nosed monkeys {Rhinopithecus roxellana} Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} holding baby, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} hanging from branch, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} swinging on branch, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Yarlung gorge, Tibet, May 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} swinging from branch, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} having armpit groomed, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Yarlung gorge, world's deepest gorge, Tibet, May 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Wild Giant panda {Ailuropoda melanoleuca} in tree, Changqing reserve, Qinling mountains, March 07, China, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub nosed monkeys {Rhinopithecus roxellana} Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub nosed monkeys {Rhinopithecus roxellana} Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Yarlung gorge, world's deepest gorge, Tibet, May 07, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Juvenile Sichuan golden snub nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} grooming adult, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub nosed monkey juvenile{Rhinopithecus roxellana} Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, December 06, China, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub nosed monkey juvenile{Rhinopithecus roxellana} Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, December 06, China, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Trees and reflection in lake, Juizhaigou National Reserve, UNESCO world heritage Site, Sichuan province, China, October 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan Golden snub nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} juvenile sitting on branch, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub nosed monkeys {Rhinopithecus roxellana} family group grooming, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Hwamei {Garrulax canorus} in birdcages, Beijing Forbidden City, November 06. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Flock of Black necked cranes {Grus nigricollis} feeding in field with buildings in background, Yarlung valley, Tibet, March 07, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Two Black necked cranes {Grus nigricollis} in flight, Yarlung valley, Tibet, March 07, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Yarlung gorge, world's deepest gorge, Tibet, May 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Jumping spider {Euophrys omnisupertes} world's highest dwelling creature and predator, Mount Everest, Tibet, June 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Yarlung Gorge, Tibet, May 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Laughing thrush / Hwamei {Garrulax canorus} in birdcages, Beijing Forbidden City, November 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Waterfalls, Juizhaigou national reserve, UNESCO world heritage site, Sichuan province, China, October 06. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Wild Giant panda {Ailuropoda melanoleuca} amongst snow covered Bamboo vegetation, Changqing reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Wild Giant Panda {Ailuropoda melanoleuca} scent marking on tree, Changqing reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Laughing thrush / Hwamei {Garrulax canorus} in birdcage. Beijing Forbidden City, China Nov 06. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Jumping spider {Euophrys omnisuperstes} Mount Everest, world's highest dwelling resident and predator, Tibet, June 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Giant panda's territorial scratch marks on tree trunk, Changqing Reserve, Qinling mountains, China, March 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Caterpillar killed by Aweto caterpillar fungus {Cordyceps sinensis} Yatsa gunbu, Naqu, Tibet, May 07, 'Wild China' series. Note - collected for medicinal properties

Gavin Maxwell / Giant panda territorial scratch marks on tree, Changqing reserve, Qinling mountains, China, March 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Black-necked cranes {Grus nigricollis} in flight, Yarlung valley, Tibet, March 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Hand holding dead 'vegetable caterpillar', killed by Aweto caterpillar fungus {Cordyceps sinensis} Yatsa gunbu, Naqu, Tibet, May 07. 'Wild China' series. Note - collected for medicinal purposes

Gavin Maxwell / Laughing thrush / Hwamei {Garrulax canorus} in birdcages, Beijing Forbidden City, November 06. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Rope bridge adorned with prayer flags, Yarlung Gorge, Tibet, May 07. 'Wild China' series Note - World's deepest gorge

Gavin Maxwell / Waterfall with mountains in background, Juizhaigou National Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sichuan Province, China, October 06. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Snow capped Mount Everest from Tibet, June 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Pharmacist weighing ingredients in Chinese medicine store, Hong Kong, September 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Wild Giant panda {Ailuropoda melanoleuca} amongst snow covered Bamboo, Changqing Reserve, Qinling Mountains, China, December 06. Wild China

Gavin Maxwell / Parasitic fungi on Aweto caterpillar {Cordyceps sinensis} Yatsa Gunbu, Naqu, Tibet, June 07, 'Wild China' series. Note- valued for its medicinal properties

Gavin Maxwell / Trees reflected in lake, Juizhaigou National Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sichuan province, China, October 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Wild Giant panda {Ailuropoda melanoleuca} peering out from snow covered Bamboo, Changqing Reserve, Qinling Mountains, December 06. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Three Black-necked cranes {Grus nigricollis} in flight, Yarlung Valley, Tibet, March 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Lake and trees, Juizhaigou National Reserve, UNESCO world heritage site, Sichuan, China October 06. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Three Black-necked cranes {Grus nigricollis} in flight, Yarlung valley, Tibet, March 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Yarlung Gorge, world's deepest gorge, Tibet, May 2007. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Lake and trees, Juizhaigou National Reserve, UNESCO world heritage site, Sichuan, China, October 2006. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Rongbuk Glacier with Mount Everest in background, June 2007, Tibet. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Chinese medicine store, Hong Kong, September 07, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Tourists view Siberian Tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) in their enclosures, Siberian Tiger Farm, Harbin, NE China

Gavin Maxwell / Tourists view Siberian Tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) from a bus, Siberian Tiger Farm, Harbin, NE China

Gavin Maxwell / Siberian Tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) at Siberian Tiger Farm, Harbin, NE China

Gavin Maxwell / Siberian Tigers (Panthera tigris altaica) on the roof of a car at Siberian Tiger Farm, Harbin, NE China

Gavin Maxwell / Kite Flying at the Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkeys {Rhinopithecus roxellana} grooming on branch, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Giant panda habitat, Foping reserve, Qinling mountains, China, October 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} jumping between branches, sequence 3/3, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} family on branch, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, December 06, China. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} jumping between branches, sequence 2/3, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Young Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} climbing tree, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, December 06, China, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} with baby, hanging from branch, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, December 06, China, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Golden snub nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} gnawing tree trunk, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, December 06, China, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Wild Giant panda {Ailuropoda melanoleuca} eating Bamboo, Changqing reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} jumping between branches, sequence 1/3, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Golden snub nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} climbing on branch, Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains,China, December 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Frozen bamboo leaves {Bambusa sp.} Changqing reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / White capped redstart {Chaimarrornis leucocephalus} perching on rocks between trees, Juizhaigou national reserve, UNESCO world heritage site, Sichuan province, China, October 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Tibetan eared pheasant {Crossoptilon harmani} Xiongse nunnery, Tibet, March 07, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Frozen bamboo, Changqing reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Wild Giant pandas {Ailuropoda melanoleuca} mating, Changqing reserve, Qinling mountains, China March 07, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Black necked crane {Grus nigricollis} Yarlung valley, Tibet, March 07, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Wild Giant panda {Ailuropoda melanoleuca} courtship, Changqing reserve, Qinling mountains, China, March 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, December 06, China, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus roxellana} Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China December 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Sichuan golden snub nosed monkey juvenile{Rhinopithecus roxellana} Zhouzhe reserve, Qinling mountains, China, December 06, 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / People trekking along river in Yarlung gorge, Tibet, May 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Rope bridge across Yarlung gorge, Tibet, May 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Black-necked cranes {Grus nigricollis} in flight, Yarlung Valley, Tibet, March 07. 'Wild China' series

Gavin Maxwell / Trees reflected in lake, Juizhaigou National Reserve, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sichuan, China October 2006, 'Wild China' series