DAVIS, S.D. (KELO) — In this part of the country, you’re most likely to spot a peacock or two at a zoo. But, the flamboyant birds can also be found in backyards — including in the small town ...

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To better understand the role that peacock tail feathers play in sexual selection, scientists have turned their attention to a tail-shaking move known as "train-rattling." Full Episode.

Male peacocks shake their brilliantly-hued, long tail feathers to attract females in a courtship display known as “train-rattling.” But scientists had never closely examined the biomechanics ...

During the seven years of observation, Takahashi’s team observed 268 successful matings. But surprisingly, they found that females mated with poor-quality peacocks as often as with “flashy ...

Darwin made a start, but scientists are still trying to explain why the peacock has such a splendid tail, writes Sanjida O'Connell. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

To study the dynamics of the peacock's tail-feather vibrations, Roslyn Dakin at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, Suzanne Amador Kane at Haverford College in Pennsylvania and ...

Peacock mantis shrimp get their name from their kaleidoscope shell, like a peacock’s tail, and their hinged forearms that resemble those of a praying mantis. They are one of the most colorful ...

"The sight of a feather in a peacock's tail," Charles Darwin wrote in 1860, "makes me sick." The seemingly useless, even cumbersome, gaudy plumage did not fit with his theory of natural selection ...

For peacocks, the eyespots don't lie Date: May 9, 2011 Source: Queen's University Summary: Male peacock tail plumage and courtship antics likely influence their success at attracting and mating ...

Quirks and Quarks 8:34 The Peacock Makes Eye Contact With Its Tail - 2016/04/30 - Pt. 3 The peacock uses its elaborate fan of feathers, complete with as many as 130 colourful eyespots, as part of ...

For love, it seems, is like the peacock’s tail: blind, yet full of eyes. *Correction, Aug. 19, 2015: This article originally misattributed a peacock mating statistic to Angela Freeman.