The gray heron is a veritable master of fishing. And now, thanks for the infrared cameras of Jiangxi’s Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve, we can see exactly what makes them the expert hunters that they are!

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying

There’s perhaps no better place on earth for the Tibetan macaque than the Xianxialing Provincial Nature Reserve. Just what a paradise it is for these monkeys is revealed by the secret eyes installed in this natural wonderland!

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying

Golden snub-nosed monkeys migrate according to pre-established routes, moving deftly from tree to tree. What better place than Shennongjia National Nature Reserve to get a closer look at this ingenious animal!

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying

Sclater’s monal is one of the world’s only three monal species. With a total population of less than 10,000 individuals, Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve in Yunnan is one of the few places where these birds can be seen in all their glory.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying

Xinjiang Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in China’s far west, a landscape of lakes wilderness that’s a paradise for wild yaks. Nothing is more magnificent than the sight of herds of them in the region’s sandy mountains!

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying

Sable, also known as the snow elf, is much loved for its cuteness and ingenuity. But there’s another side to these animals as revealed by the secret eyes of Heilongjiang Youhao National Nature Reserve in northeast China.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying

Dhole, known as the rarest canid in Asia, is rare and normally very hard to see. Now all that’s changed thanks to a bank of infrared cameras in Tongbiguan Provincial Nature Reserve in Yunnan, bringing up fresh insights into the lives of the dhole population every day.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying

The leopard - an apex predator that only rarely reveals itself to the human eye. But thanks to infrared cameras set up in Ningxia Liupan Mountain National Nature Reserve, we’re now privileged to get up close with a leopard family.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying

When a male dwarf musk deer starts foaming at the mouth, what exactly does it mean? The answer to that question is revealed by secret eyes installed in Henan Baotianman National Nature Reserve.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying

From marking its territory to striking the trademark postures that make the Giant Panda the most adorable creature in the world, infrared cameras hidden deep in the forest of China’s Giant Panda National Park reveal all.

Editor: Luo Wen

Operation: Qiu Ruiqi

Producer: Li Xin

Chief Editor: Zhang Wan

Supervisor: Liu Changying