At least a dozen bright blue Indian peacocks have been wandering the streets of Errol Heights in Southeast Portland since at ...

Humans admire peacocks for their stunning tail feathers, but until recently no one could say whether the display actually drew the eyes of peahens. Now scientists, strapping cameras onto the heads ...

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Male peacocks shake their brilliantly-hued, long tail feathers to attract females in a courtship display known as “train-rattling.” But scientists had never closely examined the biomechanics ...

To better understand the role that peacock tail feathers play in sexual selection, scientists have turned their attention to a tail-shaking move known as "train-rattling." ...

A peacock’s tail is so ostentatious that you could easily miss other parts of its anatomy that, on any other bird, would be unmissable. On the heads of both male and female peafowl, there’s a ...

Bob, a black shoulder pied peacock, made his escape from D&D Farm, 13644 Buno Road, in mid-April when Foster took him out of his enclosure to lance a sinus infection in the bird. The peacock ...

Everything about the peacock, including its enormous tail, awkward body shape, and hefty size of up to 13 pounds, suggests a species poorly suited for flight. In fact, their elaborate tails ...

The peacock’s tail is often used as the prototypical example of the evolution of a trait that confers a reproductive (and not a survival) advantage. The tail’s iridescent colors, symmetric ...

With their massive tails and iridescent colors, peacocks have long fascinated their human observers—and we’re still learning their secrets.