Long-time residents say at least a dozen bright-blue Indian peacocks have wandered Errol Heights in Southeast Portland since ...

Among the birds of the world, it is usually the males who have the brightest feathers and the females who are the most drab, ...

'When I moved here 12 years ago, there was one peacock and a peahen, and now there's well over 20. 'They gather on the roofs and keep us all awake - they're absolutely terrible.' Another unnamed ...

The side note read, "A peacock opens his feathers and dances to attract a peahen. It's part of their natural courtship display. Nature really knows how to put on a show.

Beauty of the Peacock The main attraction of the peacock is its extravagant plumage. Its trailing feathers happen to be covered with patterns of eyes on them. In courtship display, these patterns ...

This is because all of these are signs of health and a superior immune system – traits that every peahen wants in her chicks. But not all is lost for males who have less than impressive plumage.

Fake (About this rating?) Social media users claimed a video shared to X and TikTok in September 2024 showed a genuine "baby peacock" with fluffy, white feathers and big, black eyes.

Social media users claimed a video shared to X and TikTok in September 2024 showed a genuine "baby peacock" with fluffy, white feathers and big, black eyes. One X post containing the clip had ...

She made a magnificent model, and wrote an essay that included the widely-held belief that the purpose of the splendid plumage of the male (the peacock) is to attract the female (the peahen).

Research on peahen behavior has found that the angle of the peacock's tail feathers might be even more important than the size of the display.