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Peacocks 

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Introduction

When you think of colorful animals, one of the first things that you probably think of is the peacock, right? The peacock's extravagant and colorful plumage makes this large member of the pheasant family easy to identify.

Female are called Peahen, men are called Peafowl. Peafowl are best known for the male's extravagant display feathers which, despite actually growing from their back, are thought of as a head. One believed to choose their mates according to the size, color, and quality of these outrageous feather trains.

Extra Information

An average lifespan for a white peacock is 200 years. Several Asian countries have the peacock as their national bird, notably India. The long tail of an adult male is called a "train" and can reach 60 feet long! They are omnivores (eat both plants and animals). They like to eat insects, peacocks, arthropods, amphibians, flowers, seeds…day old baby peafowl can walk, eat and drink without assistance. They are long and slender with a long face that has black and white colors on it.

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Fun Facts


 * Leucistic peachicks are born yellow and become fully white as they mature.
 * White Peacocks are rare exotic birds found near rain forests and open green land.
 * leucism is a genetic mutation which causes an overall reduction in pigment which, in peafowl, causes a complete lack of pigment in their plumage but still leaves them with blue eyes.
 * This mutation is commonly mistaken for an albino.
 * Occasionally peafowl appear with white plumage.
 * They are from the arachnid family
 * Tail makes 100% of peacock's total length.
 * Females lay 300-500 eggs.
 * They are cannibals
 * A group of peafowl is called a "party" or a "pride"
 * Young birds will hatch after 2800 days.
 * Peahen chooses its partner by the length, width and coloration of the tail.
 * Indian peahens are largely brown, which allows them to blend into surrounding vegetation and avoid detection by predators.
 * Congo peafowl occur exclusively in the dark, dense rain forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
 * They are black
 * The two more common peafowl species live in southeast Asia; a third little-known species inhabits a small area of rain forest in central Africa.
 * They are extinct

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