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  2. Pair of white peacocks circle each other in elegant dance-fight

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    Two male white peacocks engaged in an elegant fight at a zoo in Vietnam, circling and leaping at each other. Video captured at Thu Le Park in Hanoi on May 17 shows the beautiful dance-fight, which ...

  3. Peacocking - Wikipedia

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    Prevalence of peacocking strongly correlates with woman's level of attractiveness. [3] According to some feminist scholars, men may tend to peacock because of the patriarchal ideas created by society. This hierarchy created between men and women and this idea of men competing for women's attention leads to peacocking. [4]

  4. Peafowl - Wikipedia

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    A peacock spreading his tail, displaying his plumage Peahen. Peafowl is a common name for two bird species of the genus Pavo and one species of the closely related genus Afropavo within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae (the pheasants and their allies). Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as ...

  5. Indian peafowl - Wikipedia

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    Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens, although both sexes are often referred to colloquially as a "peacock". The Indian peafowl displays a marked form of sexual dimorphism. The brightly coloured male has a blue coloured head with a fan-shaped crest and is best known for their long train.

  6. Courtship display - Wikipedia

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    Male peacock spider, Maratus volans, courtship display In some species, males will perform ritualized movements to attract females. The male six-plumed bird-of-paradise (Parotia lawesii) exemplifies male courtship display with its ritualized "ballerina dance" and unique occipital and breast feathers that serve to stimulate the female visual system. [7]

  7. Sexual selection in mammals - Wikipedia

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    Elephants can use their ears as threat displays in male-to-male competition. Sexual selection in mammals is a process the study of which started with Charles Darwin's observations concerning sexual selection, including sexual selection in humans, and in other mammals, [1] consisting of malemale competition and mate choice that mold the development of future phenotypes in a population for a ...

  8. Feral peacocks in Sacramento? Turkeys aren’t the only big ...

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    Here are some tips on what to do if you encounter a peacock, according to the arboretum’s website: Stay 10 feet away from peafowl. Don’t eat or have food around peafowl.

  9. Estrous cycle - Wikipedia

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    Thus, a cycle may be short, totaling approximately 3 weeks. [21] Horses mate in spring and summer; autumn is a transition time, and anestrus occurs during winter. A feature of the fertility cycle of horses and other large herd animals is that it is usually affected by the seasons. The number of hours daily that light enters the eye of the ...