After a long flight, the demoiselle cranes have returned to the grassland in which the birds will start another year's mission to create new families. Watch this episode to find out how their new adventure is accomplished.

About 'Journeys in Nature': Western Inner Mongolia Series

In this series, we explore the depth of the desert area in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Be amazed by the tenacity of the creatures that survive in one of the most difficult places to live. 

Western Inner Mongolia Series | Episode 1: Seas in the sand

Western Inner Mongolia Series | Episode 2: Life in the desert

Western Inner Mongolia Series | Episode 3: The ship of the desert

Western Inner Mongolia Series | Episode 4: Steppe toad-headed lizard

Western Inner Mongolia Series | Episode 5: Harmonious Mountains

Western Inner Mongolia Series | Episode 6: Sheep on rocks

Western Inner Mongolia Series | Episode 7: Survival on the rocks

Western Inner Mongolia Series | Episode 8: The corsac fox

(Cover image a screenshot from the video)

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