A peacock is a shiny blue bird who fans out his large colourful iridescent tail feathers, especially when he’s flirting with the peahens. A peacock is a male peafowl. A male peacock is more flamboyant than his female counterpart — he’s the one with those long brilliant tail feathers marked with eye-like designs.
Interesting Facts
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1) There are around 100,000 white peacocks. This is not a separate species. This is a a genetic condition that results only in the loss of pigment from feathers, and does not cause eyes to turn red.
2) Peacocks can fly, and the distance does not depend on if they have their long tail or not.
3) There are only 3 known species of peacock.
4) The Congo peacock looks like turkey, only has beautiful deep blue and green colour and does not have large tale. The Congo peacock is very rare and can be found only in the Democratic |Republic of Congo, in Africa. There are approximately 9000 let of them.
5) Peacocks can live from 10 to 25 years.
6) The Bible hailed peacocks as the most precious item aboard King Solomon’s ships coming from Asia.
7) The term "peacock" is commonly used to refer to birds of both sexes. Technically, only males are peacocks. Females are peahens, and together, they are called peafowl.
8) The peacock tail called “train” and it can reach up to 6ft.
9) Peacocks are very loud animals, and can make up to 11 different sounds.
10) Peacocks are very social birds and can attach to humans.