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The peafowl might also nest on crevices in the buildings, and disused nests of vultures. [15] [45] The female lays a clutch of three to eight oval shaped eggs. The eggs measure about 2.45–3 in (6.2–7.6 cm) in length and 1.42–2.2 in (3.6–5.6 cm) in width. They appear polished and have thick shells with pits and pores.
Some birds respond to the accidental loss of eggs by laying a replacement egg. Others will stop laying based on the apparent size of the clutch. According to whether they respond to addition, removal, or both addition and removal of eggs, birds are classified as determinate layers (number of eggs laid is predetermined and do not respond to ...
Occasionally, peafowl appear with white plumage. Although albino peafowl do exist, [citation needed] this is quite rare, and almost all white peafowl are not albinos; they have a genetic condition called leucism, which causes pigment cells to fail to migrate from the neural crest during development. Leucistic peafowl can produce pigment but not ...
Indian blue peafowl are a native bird of Sri Lanka and India and are also found in the wild in some other countries including Pakistan and Malaya. However, thanks to the trade in exotic birds ...
The green peafowl is a forest bird which nests on the ground laying an egg clutch with three to six eggs. [13] It has been widely stated that the green peafowl is polygynous, but males are solitary and do not display in leks. Instead the solitary males are highly territorial and form harems with no pair bonds.
We typically don't think of eating peacocks. But in the Medieval ages, some wealthy Europeans would often dined on peacock at Christmas dinner. We typically don't think of eating peacocks. But in ...
They hold the eggs internally for several weeks, providing nutrients, and then lay them and cover them like birds. Like marsupial " joeys ", monotreme " puggles " are larval and fetus-like, [ 9 ] as like them they cannot expand their torso due to the presence of epipubic bones, forcing them to produce undeveloped young.
A peacock s struts across the street at the Auburn Creek Apartment complex in Lincoln on Dec. 18, 2003. The birds can be spotted on rooftops, in oak trees and on people’s balconies.