Peacocks are often thought to be land birds, but did you know they can fly as well? Although they usually fly only in short ...

Male peacocks fan their colourful rear feathers and shake them, but somehow keep their plumes' iridescent circles, or eyespots, nearly still, like a fixed stare. Peacock tail feathers beat on average ...

There is more to a peacock's feather-shaking technique than just an ostentatious display of iridescent eyespots to attract a mate, a new report has revealed. Animals often display their body parts ...

DAVIS, S.D. (KELO) — In this part of the country, you’re most likely to spot a peacock or two at a zoo. But, the flamboyant birds can also be found in backyards — including in the small town of Davis.

As male peacocks shake their long feathers in courtship, the iridescent eyespots remain nearly stationary and captivate females, according a study published April 27, 2016, in the open-access journal ...

Wildlife activists have raised suspicion that there is a possibility of the peacocks being poached for their feathers. On speaking to a few of the vendors with peacock tail feathers at Navi Mumbai, it ...

THE dazzling display of colour in a peacock’s tail is produced by a surprisingly simple mechanism – a crystal structure woven into the bird’s feathers. Researchers have long known that the vivid blues ...