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Peacocks

Peafowl live up to 20 years. Their tail makes up 60% of peacock's total length which can reach 5 feet. Family of peafowl is called "bevy". Male peafowl are called peacock. Beautiful and colourful tails are characteristic only for the males. Colours of the tail will look different every time you change the angle of looking because of the reflection of the light. Tail feathers have eye-like spots, surrounded with red, green, gold and red feathers. The peacocks shed their train every year after mating season, so the feathers can be gathered and sold without the birds coming to any harm. The female is called peahen, they are smaller and grey or brown in colour. A baby peafowl is a peachick. Although very beautiful, peacocks produce unpleasant sounds. Peacocks are forest birds that nest on the ground, but roost in trees. They can sort of fly, they tend to run and take several small leaps before a big final leap. They can’t stay airborne for very long, but their huge wingspan allows them to flutter quite far. Peacocks have a top running speed of around 16 km/h.

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