National Geographic Small Ship Expeditions 2014-2015

EXPEDITION TEAM & EXPERTS

Brian Skerry has

photographed his wild

encounters with marine

wildlife and underwater

environments for National

Geographic magazine since

1998, including photography

for the July 2008 article "An Uneasy Eden"

documenting the most pristine and rare reefs

of the Pacifi c. His nearly year-round assignment

schedule frequently fi nds him in environments

of extreme contrast from tropical coral reefs to

diving beneath polar ice. Brian will share his

stories of life at sea on both the September 16

and 26, 2014 departures.

WILD ENCOUNTERS FROM

BORNEO TO BALI

ABOARD THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ORION

EXPEDITION HIGHLIGHTS

» Meet with National Geographic grantee Biruté Galdikas on a visit to

Camp Leakey, an orangutan research and conservation center she

established in the forests of Indonesian Borneo.

» Skim through the jungles of Tanjung Puting National Park on an all-day

excursion by boat, and interact with orangutans and other rare wildlife

at rehabilitation centers.

» Explore the incredible array of Borneo's flora and fauna at Bako

National Park, home to seven different ecosystems.

»  Swim and snorkel the coral reefs off the pristine, uninhabited isles

of the Natuna and Anambas archipelagos.

“Like fat-bellied acrobats, [orangutans] seem to traverse the canopy eff ortlessly, leaving

researchers such as me to crash through the undergrowth trying to keep a constant eye

on them.”

—CHERYL KNOTT, “ORANGUTANS IN THE WILD,”

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE, AUGUST 1998

A pair of young Bornean orangutans embracing.

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