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Tibetan grassland families face winter on Nat Geo Animals

Hidden Kingdoms of China explores pikas, Tibetan foxes and kiang on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

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Nat Geo Animals Story of October 16, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Surviving the Ancient Grasslands (Full Episode) | Hidden Kingdoms of China | Nat Geo Animals

Raising young before winter arrives supplies the urgency in Nat Geo Animals' most-watched new upload, "Surviving the Ancient Grasslands (Full Episode) | Hidden Kingdoms of China | Nat Geo Animals." The episode has drawn about 91,000 views, taking its place among seven new uploads.

Its grassland residents include Tibetan foxes, burrowing pikas and kiang, the wild asses of the plateau. The chapter list moves from pika life to a fox family's difficulties, then seasonal birds, wolves and preparations for winter. Viewers are particularly absorbed in the fox father and his cubs; several comments pick out his use of sheep as cover while hunting pikas. Others welcome a grassland documentary that looks beyond the familiar large predators.

Snakes supplied the other substantial new draw. A feature-length collection combines venom research with snake-catching work, including Simon and Sioux's trip to Mysore to help Snake Shyam. Elsewhere, Les Stroud tracks moose northeast of Fairbanks, while shorter uploads turn to giant Pacific octopuses and wetland-building beavers.

The channel drew roughly 4.5 million views over the week, the largest weekly gain among the nearby documentary channels listed here. Subscribers held steady, though daily viewing is currently well below its usual pace.

The busiest individual upload right now comes from the previous week: "Strange Animal Relationships (Full Episode) | Super/Natural | Nat Geo Animals." Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, it follows cooperation involving flying squirrels, burrowing owls, dolphins and even trees and fungi. On this upload shelf, getting through life together has as much room as going it alone.

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What viewers say

Really enjoyed the Tibetan fox and pika parts. Such a different side of wildlife compared with the usual big predator documentaries
@wildeagleusSee it on YouTube
Watching that single dad fox use the sheep as a walking camouflage blind to outsmart the pikas was absolute genius. Incredible resilience!
@naturesmomentstvSee it on YouTube
We see so many documentaries on the African savannah, but the high-altitude grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau feel like another planet entirely.
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5 more comments

20 pikas a DAY just to feed his four cubs?? 😳🦊 And he's doing all that while mom is still missing. That little Tibetan fox dad deserves some serious respect! ❤ Being a single parent in the wild looks absolutely exhausting.
@NDCNatureDocumentaryChannelSee it on YouTube
That Tibetan fox has the funniest expression for an animal living such a tough life.
@wildclawsx10See it on YouTube
I loved how the presence of migrating birds and rare Tibetan gazelles enriched the narrative, showcasing the vibrant diversity of this hidden kingdom.
@WildSphere-p5ySee it on YouTube
I’m so emotionally invested in the Tibetan fox dad and his four cubs especially the young female one
@TyrwmaoSee it on YouTube
This was so serene....
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