Researchers filmed male and female peacocks at a botanical garden near Los Angeles with high-speed cameras. When train-rattling, the birds used the shorter, grey tail feathers to strum the longer ...

Male peacocks appear to shiver in response to female run-arounds. So, the scientists think that male mating calls, which consist of multiple notes and sound very different than the noises females ...

Peacock tail feathers shake at resonance and hold eyespots still during courtship displays Dynamic feather vibrations enhance male peacocks display for female viewers Date: April 27, 2016 Source: PLOS ...

As male peacocks shake their long feathers in courtship, ... This is a male peacock courting a female peacock. view more . Credit: Image Credit: Roslyn Dakin <i>PLOS ONE</i> e0152759.

A new study has found that the pulsating sound created when a male peacock shakes his colorful feathers causes the crest on the female’s head to vibrate. For now, however, it remains unclear how ...

Differences in appearance between male and female&mdash;known as sexual dimorphism&mdash;chickens are characterized by the presence of dull-colored feathers without fringes in females, while adult ...

The park holds more than 6,800 green, blue and white male and female peacocks which can roam freely among the tourists, to show visitors that man and nature can live in harmony at the park.

Peacocks ruffle feathers, make a rumble. Male birds emit low-pitched sounds inaudible to human ears. Share this: ... possibly a deception that increases the chances that a female will visit.