2. Peacocks Take Years to Develop Colorful Tail Feathers When they hatch and for months afterward, male and female peachicks look identical.

In this part of the country, you’re most likely to spot a peacock or two at a zoo.

A peacock’s tail feathers can reach up to six feet long and make up about 60 percent of its body length. Despite these odd proportions, the bird flies just fine, if not very far at a time.

1 Many myths are associated with peacock feathers Credit: Photodisc - Getty Do peacock feathers bring bad luck? Peacocks have beautiful plumage with brightly covered feathers and a magnificent train.

Have you seen this guy? Bob the peacock is shaking his tail feathers after Milford escape Susan Bromley Hometownlife.com 0:00 ...

Murals of peacocks in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami. Vasectomies would allow peacocks to continue acting like dominant males, displaying their dazzling feathers and assembling their harems.

Another move is called “train-shivering” where he strums his tail feathers against the train. Females are particularly impressed by males who can make their trains sway while the eyespots ...

Although both sexes of the gray peacock pheasant have back and tail feathers adorned with brilliant eyespots, the males make the best use of them.