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SEEING EYE-TO-EYE

A male orangutan makes eye contact with the camera. The cheek pads, called flanges, make male orangutans more desirable to females. Recent studies show that the flanges can sometimes take 20 years to appear, but their growth is directly related to testosterone levels.
PHOTOGRAPH BY PEDRO JARQUE KREBS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC YOUR SHOT