Typically, male birds have more vivid colours than females. As Charles Darwin first explained, the most colourful males are ...

Until, that is, most of them disappeared, quite possibly stolen. There had been roughly 40 peafowl running around the vicinity of the Ryde in Walnut Grove, Calif., a small town in the Sacramento River ...

The discovery, in a bizarre animal not closely related to birds, could change how scientists think about the origin of ...

The Ryde Hotel’s staffers are desperately missing their favorite occupants — the gorgeous peacocks known to fawn about on the ...

Staff at the Ryde Hotel are devastated that their peacock flock is missing. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office is ...

While it’s a known fact that female guppies prefer orange and unusual patterns on their male partners, the team found that ...

A rogue peacock has been “terrorising” residents in Marlborough. The anti-social bird, named Percy by locals, has been ravaging vegetable patches in the town and waking people up at 4.30am with loud ...

The male peacock, in particular, left a lasting impression on me. With a bold display of iridescent feathers, he exuded confidence and presence.

Legendary 70s rock guitarist dies aged 81 'Useless' female organ discovered over a century ago may actually support ovaries, study finds ...

Most pet owners either buy the peafowl (male peacocks), peahens (female peacocks) when they are young or raise them from eggs, which is most likely the origins of the peacocks spotted in urban areas.

‘Long Bright River’ Review: Amanda Seyfried Pushes the Envelope in Peacock’s Bingeable Mystery The female-driven crime drama entertains, even if the episodic cliffhangers occasionally feel ...

On top of this, scientists have never investigated differences in jump dynamics in male and female spiders. Because male and female peacock spiders differ strongly in size from each other, they ...