orangutan flanges explained in four minutes

4 minutes because two wasn't enough-these 'flanged' creatures have quite a bit more mystery to them than you might think.
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[@puliraja4801]

So Maurice is an alpha and Raka is omega

[@GojiraTheGoat]

Yeah pretty much

[@DeepEye1994]

OG King Louie is an omega too then. Meh, we'll always be a king to me

[@puliraja4801]

@@DeepEye1994 Louis got a small dish around his face. He is a notable alpha kind too.

[@Orangutanluvr84]

Since Maurice and Raka are around 200 years apart (meaning that Raka would have been alpha in his generation, we can assume), and Raka has a throat sack in the movie. Raka should have flanges because as we see, the orangutans are spread out/not many in the first place meaning he would be alpha. Why they didn’t give him flanges? I have no idea, I wish they did because it would have been more accurate, but what can you do.

[@puliraja4801]

@@Orangutanluvr84 to make raka more expressive, they avoided flanges. Maurice has almost no dialogue, so they proceeded with flanges. on the other hand, raka is talkative and expressive orangutan. If they followed the ape biology, chimps won't be that taller and they would have shown male chimps ding dongs. Chimps literally have big balls in wild. movie innaccuracies.

[@phillipmitchell2254]

It amplifies their calls when they sing songs with bears and kids

[@amelioravictoriadionyssia3323]

Yummy prickly pear

[@TH3Mood08]

tl;dr: sex appeal ( also doubles as a megaphone )

[@bones6996]

thanks this guy has his mic way too close to his mouth

[@TH3Mood08]

@@bones6996np

[@Barackobama-uq2ly]

I wish I had a sexually appealing megaphone

[@amelioravictoriadionyssia3323]

This cadence sounds like The Theorizer, it makes me think this is going to be some mindblowing theory about how orangutans are gods

[@Operamatt]

Have to imagine it’s similar to a silverback in gorillas. the dominant male of a pack gets more dimorphic features than other males as a display that comes with some physiological changes

[@relaxwithanimalfacts]

good point!

[@heyguy2767]

My dad had one of those throat sacks it was pretty gross tbh.

[@Chris-op7yt]

interesting idea to build a sort of cone around a human's head,so they're a megaphone

[@LadyhawksLairDotCom]

WARNING: Speling / Grammr Notsee on the Loose: The "e" in "flange" is silent. *ducks*

[@MassaiPrimer]

I bet some people think they look better without them.

[@JanetStarChild]

I guess it's kinda like with male humans, the most masculine among them will achieve aggressive baldness and spontaneous back-hair growth.

[@relaxwithanimalfacts]

lol!

[@Steve-ev6vx]

I couldn't grow a beard until I was in my mid thirties, about the time I went bald. 😂

[@JanetStarChild]

@@Steve-ev6vx I was trying to wrap my mind around that possibility, but then I realized that a transman who started HRT in his 30s could grow a beard and lose his hair at the same time. Paradox solved!

[@calebm9000]

TIL I’m a sack of pure testosterone and not the irl personification of soyjack. Good to know.

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

My head hair is a metre long and it take about 4 years to get there, my back hair started at 23, my moustache at 12 and sideburns nearly 13, I've had hairy legs and arms since I was 10. I'm only 5 foot 1. Hormones grew hair not height. I'm also 50

[@PP-th4ft]

Actually, they are called Orange Yutani

[@user-nd7rg5er5g]

Thanks for making a video about those things! I was always morbidly curious why orangutans look the like /that./

[@SM0RN124]

I have been listening to this in video form every night so it’s cool to see your voice with such amazing editing.

[@relaxwithanimalfacts]

so glad you enjoyed the video!

[@theoriginalmyky]

happy to see very good editing vids keep it up!

[@_ewot]

Great video Stef:) love the editing/ photos/ cadence it's really cool to see examples while listening!! Also the cheeks remind me of cat cheeks that outdoor un-neutered males get

[@relaxwithanimalfacts]

thanks! ah that's a good point haha, didn't even think about that

[@Ohmfish]

they also would absorb blows in a fight ..... a bit like a boxers head guard

[@relaxwithanimalfacts]

would definitely beat jake paul

[@JivecattheMagnificent]

That was actually dope.

[@leukosethel7684]

Wow it’s like a beauty preference. I’ve completely forgotten the word

[@leukosethel7684]

Standard

[@UserUser45654]

Guy on the Upper right can be found at every MtG tournament.

[@jeffreyt02]

Access to FM Radio 🤣🤣🤣 that sniper joke murdered me

[@davidn4956]

So they're beards.

[@user-gi8bw2xt3s]

Asians...🤔

[@theopulentone1650]

It's also similar to dark manes in lions.

[@yoeyyoey8937]

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[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

theyre male boobs.

[@_Stalc_]

sounds metabolic like thyroid

[@GaiaCarney]

Orangutans are beautiful 🧡

[@amirabiri2]

It pains me to hear “flanges” for four minutes straight without a single friends reference…

[@CountJeffula]

He writes flanges, but says phalanges. Which pronunciation is correct?

[@nicolasvidal92]

I imagine the correct pronunciations would be "flanges" as they are exterior protrustions on their face. Phalanges are the bone structures of your feet and hands, so I doubt they have any correlation to fatty tissue on orangutans. Maybe they got their wires crossed or something

[@relaxwithanimalfacts]

@nicholasvidal92 is correct; if I pronounced it "fuh-lan-geez" rather than "flan-geez" that was a mistake. I work in health care so it's possible "phalanges" was a little slip :)

[@risenshine2783]

The former

[@risenshine2783]

Flanj is the way flanage is pronounced think French

[@brianoconnor1721]

oh so wonderful - stef wolfe

[@sahnenusss]

I was literally wondering why they had those!!

[@zoemarsland]

so interesting thank you!

[@relaxwithanimalfacts]

glad you enjoyed it :)

[@yoeyyoey8937]

Nice ty that explains a lot

[@relaxwithanimalfacts]

You’re welcome!

[@hongo3870]

King toadstool

[@bruceswinford4901]

Whys bro head inflated tho

[@relaxwithanimalfacts]

satellite dish

[@UserUser45654]

@@relaxwithanimalfactsbasically

[@user-bz5io6ph8w]

Just like how Mitch McConnell developed a large throat pouch to establish his

[@relaxwithanimalfacts]

as a canadian I have little idea what’s going on in U.S. politics lol!

[@Steve-ev6vx]

​@@relaxwithanimalfactsMitch is the really old guy who glitched out recently and just stood there not saying anything, staring into the cameras. Looked like he had a stroke mid interview.

[@tehdmanvids3]

Why does that first orangutan pictured look like BurgerAndy? I think it's the hair

[@brianoconnor1721]

dude where you been, haven't uploaded in 2 months

[@relaxwithanimalfacts]

I’m back!!

[@logenvestfold4143]

Orangutans are people

[@user-kn1yc6pu5h]

I say it also serves as a protection layer like the rolls on a Shar pei Dog or the Mane of a Lion

[@rayhanmustakim7073]

Basically sigma male.

[@MsMikeytt]

I wonder if it similar to baldness in adult human males (bald guys (dominant) vs guys still with full head of hair at 40 (subordinate))

[@julesmasseffectmusic]

Spoken like a bald bastard

[@fortitudevalance8424]

Flange

[@zioneer6422]

Skar King had no testosterone 😂

[@yomama8873]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@alecmisra4964]

People bin jeaĺous my flanges.

[@WalldoTheWInner]

That's not how you pronounce "flange". They aren't finger bones lol

[@relaxwithanimalfacts]

i know :( "flan-jeez" is so much more natural to me than "flan-juhz"; how dare i disrespect the orangutan

[@WalldoTheWInner]

@@relaxwithanimalfacts well I won't tell any of them. I rebuild refrigeration compressors that use a variety of different flanges for mounting so it was especially funny for me. Great video. I didn't know what they were for