The males of both species are called peacocks, females are peahens, and the babies are peachicks. A group of the birds is also sometimes called an ostentation, a muster, or even a party.

Looks are certainly important for the peacock, with his absurdly bright, burdensome train that he shows off to attract a female. Peahens often choose males for the quality of their trains -- the ...

Peacock spiders are well known for the elaborate ... has only been conducted for four of the 6,000+ jumping spider species known worldwide. On top of this, scientists have never investigated ...

There are more than 400 different species of mantis shrimp. Peacock mantis shrimp—also called harlequin or painted mantis shrimp—are arguably the best-known of the family. These critters get ...

peacock compared to the shorter tail of the (female) peahen, indicates that males are under stronger sexual selection than females (Figure 1a). However, in species where biparental care is ...

Galliformes include 290 species of quail, pheasants, turkeys, partridges, grouse, peacocks, guans, curassows, and guinea fowl. Prized as game birds and reared for their meat and eggs, these stout ...

who had pondered the peacock's train question but hadn't specifically studied it. More recently, scientists had suggested that in other bird species, females seemed to select males with certain ...

The peacock can weigh between 2.7-6 kg and has a wingspan of 1.4-1.6 m. It can range in length from 0.86-2.12 m ...

When found in urban and rural rivers, invasive fish species cause headaches for regulators and conservationists as they disrupt the delicate ecosystem in the area.

The Terengganu Fisheries Department has detected the presence of two foreign predatory fish species that could disrupt the state’s marine ecosystem. Its director Ruzaidi Mamat said the species - ...