Face To Face In A River In Borneo

A male orangutan peers from behind a tree while crossing a river in Borneo, Indonesia. Rampant palm oil cultivation threatens this critically endangered ape, forcing the normally arboreal species to resort to unusual behavior—such as wading through crocodile-infested rivers—in order to survive.

PHOTO AND CAPTION BYJAYAPRAKASH JOGHEE BOJAN

national-geographic-nature-photographer-of-the-year-2017