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Thursday 21 November 2019

Peacock interesting facts

Peacock interesting facts

Check out range of fun peacock facts  for for kids. Learn about the fact that peacocks are the male only of the bird called a peafowl, why the peacock has such beautiful feathers, where peacocks are native too and much more.

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Read on and enjoy a variety of interesting information about peacocks.


➤ "Peacock" is commonly used as the naem for a peafowl of the pheasant family. But in fact "peacock" is the name for the colorfully plumaged male peafowl only. The females are called peahens, the are smaller and grey or brown in color.


➤ The name of a baby peafowl is  a peachick.




➤ Peacocks are best know for their amazing eye-spotted tail feathers up to from a fan that stretches out nearly 2 m in length.

➤ This colourful display is believed to be way to attract females for mating purposes, and secondly to make the peacock look bigger and intimidating if e feels threatened by predators.

➤ There are 3 varieties of peafowl, the indian, the Green and the Congo.

➤ The most common type of  peafowl found in many zoos and parks around the world is the indian peafowl . The head and neck of whick is covered in shining. blue feathers arranged like scales. It is native to South Asia ares of Pakistan, Sri Lanka and india (where it is the national bird).

➤ The congo peafowl is native to central Africa. I doen't have a large plumage like other varieties. it is the national bird of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

➤The Green peafowl is native to central Africa. It doesn't have a large plumage like other varieties. It is the national bird of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

➤ White varieties of peacocks are not albinos, they have a genetic mutation that causes the lack of pigments in the plumage.

➤ Peacock feathers  accounts for 60 percent of the bird's total body length and with a wingspan measuring  5 feet, it is one of the largest  flying birds in the world.

➤ A peafowl can life to over the age of 20 years, the peacocks plumage looks its best when the male reaches the age of 5 or  6.


➤ Peacocks have spurs on their feet that are primarily used to fight with other males.

➤ Peafowl are omnivorous, they eat  many types of plants, flower petals, seeds, in sects and small reties such a s lizards.


➤ In Hindu culture, Lord Karthikeya, the god of war, is said to ride a peacock.

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