Air date: September 11th, 2018 (UK)
Thomas is taking a film crew to a nature reserve in China to make a film about giant pandas. He is excited by the prospect of seeing one in the wild, but he is not sure what they look like, so he slows down every time he thinks he sees one. But An-An and Yin-Long tell him it's hard to find giant pandas in the Wild.
Tropes:
- An Aesop: It's important to care for endangered species.
- Continuity Nod: In the And Knowing Is Half the Battle segment, Thomas recalls the events of King of the Railway.
- Determinator: Thomas, who kept looking for the giant pandas even when An-An and Yin-Long told him that they were rare.
- Hidden Depths: An-An and Yin-Long are revealed to know a lot about animals, teaching Thomas about Chinese animals such the Asian brown bear, the red panda, and of course, the giant panda.
- Imagine Spot: Thomas has one where he sees a giant, sentient teddy-bear panda.
- Rule of Three: It takes Thomas 3 tries to find giant pandas in the wild.
