# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DEHYGUptBhq
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73494703-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/3a10c27718.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-12-28T08:55:31.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Some adult male orangutans develop facial 'flanges' 🦧

These are flaps of fatty tissue on the sides of their face, and they only develop when males are fully mature, normally when they are around 35 years old. Studies have shown that some females may consider flanges when selecting a mate.

#EarthCapture by nathanmoine
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#Orangutans #GreatApe #AnimalPhotography

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## Tags

greatape, animalphotography, orangutans, earthcapture

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