XI ZHINONG / Phayre's leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei), wild animal in tree, Endangered species, Gaoligong Mountains of Yunnan Province, China.

XI ZHINONG / Wild yak (Bos mutus) running, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) herd in the early morning with a low moon, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan plateau, China, January

XI ZHINONG / Grey wolf (Canis lupus) chasing a wounded tibetan wild ass (Equus kiang) Kekexili, Qinghai, China, December.

XI ZHINONG / Grey Wolves (Canis lupus) hunting a wounded Tibetan wild ass (Equus kiang) Kekexili, Qinghai, China, December.

XI ZHINONG / Wild yak (Bos mutus) herd walking across snowy grassland, Qinghai, Tibetan plateau, China, November

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) males on snowy ground, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, November

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) male, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, November

XI ZHINONG / Wild yak (Bos mutus) charging and kicking up dust, Kekexili, Qinghai, China, November.

XI ZHINONG / Tonkin snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus avunculus) in tree, Vietnam. Critically endangered species.

Xi Zhinong / Siberian tiger portrait {Panthera tigris altaica} captive, Heilongjiang, China

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

Xi Zhinong / Tibetan village on side of mountain Yunnan, China

Xi Zhinong / Meili snow mountain in cloud Yunnan, China

Xi Zhinong / Yunan snub nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) Yunnan, China. Captive

Xi Zhinong / Weasel (Mustela nivalis). ShiQu county, Sichuan, China

Xi Zhinong / Tibetan landscape with Tibetan ass. Ali, Tibet, China

Xi Zhinong / Yunnan snub nosed monkey female with baby, {Rhinopithecus bieti} Yunnan, China

Xi Zhinong / Tibetan antelope {Pantholops hodgsonii} Sijin, Xinjiang, China July 1998. Endangered species - hunted for fur used to make the finest pashmina shawls.

Xi Zhinong / Yunnan snub nosed monkey in tree, Yunan, China {Rhinopithecus bieti} Sub species of Chinese snub-nosed monkey, now considered a separate species. Endangered

Xi Zhinong / Yunnan snub nosed monkey in tree Yunan, China {Rhinopithecus bieti} Sub-species of Chinese snub-nosed monkey, now considered a separate species. Endangered

Xi Zhinong / Yunnan snub nosed monkey {Rhinopithecus bieti} Yunnan, China Sub species of Chinese snub-nosed monkey , now considered a separate species. Endangered

Xi Zhinong / Tibetan antelope herd grazing in distance beside lake {Pantholops hodgsonii} Qinghai, China, Kekexili Nature Reserve

Xi Zhinong / Asiatic wild ass herd {Equus hemionus} Arjinshan Nature Reserve Xinjiang 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

Xi Zhinong / Tibetan antelope baby (Pantholops hodgsonii) Arjin, Xinjiang, China. June 1998. Endangered species - hunted for fur/shatoosh which make finest pashmina shawls

Xi Zhinong / Tibetan girl Ali, Tibet, China.

Xi Zhinong / Yunnan snub nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) Yunnan, China. Captive

XI ZHINONG / Wild White-Lipped Deer (Przewalskium albirostris)male, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China. Vulnerable species.

XI ZHINONG / Wild White-Lipped Deer (Przewalskium albirostris) male, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China. Vulnerable species.

XI ZHINONG / Wild White-Lipped Deer (Przewalskium albirostris)male, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China. Vulnerable species.

XI ZHINONG / Wild White-Lipped Deer (Przewalskium albirostris)females, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China. Vulnerable species.

XI ZHINONG / Phayre's leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei), wild animal in tree, Endangered species, Gaoligong Mountains of Yunnan Province, China.

XI ZHINONG / Phayre's leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei), wild animal in tree, Endangered species, Gaoligong Mountains of Yunnan Province, China.

XI ZHINONG / Phayre's leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei), wild animals in tree, Endangered species, Gaoligong Mountains of Yunnan Province, China.

XI ZHINONG / Phayre's leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei), wild animal in tree, Endangered species, Gaoligong Mountains of Yunnan Province, China.

XI ZHINONG / Phayre's leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayrei), wild animal in tree, Endangered species, Gaoligong Mountains of Yunnan Province, China.

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelopes (Pantholops hodgsoni) in the morning with a low moon, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, January

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan pika (Ochotona thibetana) outside burrow, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Wild yak (Bos mutus) portrait, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China

XI ZHINONG / Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) with common raven (Corvus corax) Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Wild yak (Bos mutus) Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Wild yak (Bos mutus) Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Wild yak (Bos mutus) Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Wild yak (Bos mutus) Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Wild yak (Bos mutus) group, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsoni), two males, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Herd of yak (Bos mutus) walking alongside a motorway, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Wild yak (Bos mutus) Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsoni) male with female, grazing, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsoni) herd, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December.

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsoni) male chasing females, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Kiang / Tibetan ass (Equus kiang) Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Mountain blue sheep / bharal / naur (Pseudois nayaur) walking along a steep hillside, Kekexili, Qinghai, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Mountain blue sheep / bharal / naur (Pseudois nayaur) crossing a road, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan plateau, China, Decemebr

XI ZHINONG / Mountain blue sheep / bharal / naur (Pseudois nayaur) standing on rocky ground, Kekexili

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan fox (Vulpes ferrilata) walking beside a mound prepared for optic cable, Kekexili, Qinghai, China, December 2006

XI ZHINONG / Ravens (Corvax corax) scavenging a Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) carcass, Kekexili, Qinghai, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Grey wolf (Canis lupus) and ravens (Corvax corvax) scavenging a Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) carcass, Kekexili, Qinghai, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Yuxu mountain covered in snow, Kekexili, Qinghai, China, December 2006

XI ZHINONG / Saker falcon (Falco cherrug) in flight close to the ground, Kekexili, Qinhai, China, December.

XI ZHINONG / Landscape of Tibetan Plateau, with stream flowing through and mountains in the distance. Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December 2006

XI ZHINONG / Wind blowing snow, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / White-Lipped Deer (Przewalskium albirostris), Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / White-Lipped Deer (Przewalskium albirostris), Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius) Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan gazelle (Procapra picticaudata) watched by Tibetan fox (Vulpes ferrilata) Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, January

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan Gazelle (Procapra picticaudata) raised by local residents, decorated with ribbons and a bell, Kekexili, Qinghai, China

XI ZHINONG / Hume's Groundpecker (Pseudopodoces humulis) Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) calfs, being fed by staff of Suonan Dajie Nature Reserve Station who are raising them, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, November

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsoni) male smelling a female Kekexli, Qinghai, January.

XI ZHINONG / Hume's Groundpecker / Tibetan ground tit (Pseudopodoces humilis) on the ground, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, Decemeber

XI ZHINONG / Hume's Groundpecker (Pseudopodoces humilis) flying by an engraved stone monument about the founding of Suonan Dajie Nature Reserve Station, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, Decemeber

XI ZHINONG / Wild yaks (Bos mutus) Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Wild yak (Bos mutus) herd, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Wild yak (Bos mutus) with breath condensing in the cold air, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan antelopes (Pantholops hodgsonii) Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) on a mountain side, Kekexili, Qinghai, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) on a mountain side, Kekexili, Qinghai, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Tibetan gazelle (Procaptra picticaudata) Kekexili, Qinghai, China, December

XI ZHINONG / Takin (Budorcas taxicolor) portrait, Tangjiahe, Sichuan, China, July

XI ZHINONG / Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) female with ducklings, Beijing Zoo, Beiijing China, June

XI ZHINONG / Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) female with ducklings, Beijing Zoo, Beiijing China, June

XI ZHINONG / Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) female, swimming, Beijing Zoo, Beiijing China, June

XI ZHINONG / Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) female with ducklings, Beijing Zoo, Beiijing China, June

XI ZHINONG / Golden-throated Barbet (Megalaima franklinii) at nest hole, Galligong Mountain, Yunnan, China, May

XI ZHINONG / Golden-throated Barbet (Megalaima franklinii) rear view, Galligong Mountain, Yunnan, China, May

XI ZHINONG / Golden-throated Barbet (Megalaima franklinii) clearing waste material from the nest hole, Galligong Mountain, Yunnan, China, May

XI ZHINONG / Golden-throated Barbet (Megalaima franklinii) at nest hole in tree stump, Galligong Mountain, Yunnan, China, May

XI ZHINONG / Golden-throated Barbet (Megalaima franklinii) perched on branch, with berries in its beak, Galligong Mountain, Yunnan China, May

XI ZHINONG / Golden-throated Barbet (Megalaima franklinii), feeding chick at nest hole, in dead tree stump, Galligong Mountain, Yunnan, China, May

XI ZHINONG / Phayre's leaf monkey (Trachypithecus phayerei) Galligong Mountain, Yunnan, China, May