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INDIA BLUE PEACOCK© jlord03Location:Status: The blue peacock lives in India and Sri Lanka, while the green peacock is found in Java and Myanmar (Burma). A more distinct and little-known species, the Congo peacock, inhabits African rain forests. There are also purple, bronze, white and oaten.Peacock Fact(s):The term “peacock” is commonly used to refer to birds of both sexes. Technically, only males are peacocks. Females are peahens, and together, they are called peafowlA family of peacocks is called a bevy, while a group of peacocks is known as a partyThe brilliant hues and decorative “eye” of a peacock’s tail feathers are this bird’s trademark. An adult peacock’s train of feathers can be sixty inches long. A peacock can have a wingspan of up to six feet.Down through the ages peacock feathers have been a topic of superstition and folklore. According to various sources they may be considered as a token of good luck or feared as a bearer of ill fortune.—-fact sources: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/peacock/http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/369850/interesting_facts_about_peacocks.html

INDIA BLUE PEACOCK© jlord03
Location:
Status: The blue peacock lives in India and Sri Lanka, while the green peacock is found in Java and Myanmar (Burma). A more distinct and little-known species, the Congo peacock, inhabits African rain forests. There are also purple, bronze, white and oaten.
Peacock Fact(s):The term “peacock” is commonly used to refer to birds of both sexes. Technically, only males are peacocks. Females are peahens, and together, they are called peafowl
A family of peacocks is called a bevy, while a group of peacocks is known as a party
The brilliant hues and decorative “eye” of a peacock’s tail feathers are this bird’s trademark. An adult peacock’s train of feathers can be sixty inches long.

A peacock can have a wingspan of up to six feet.

Down through the ages peacock feathers have been a topic of superstition and folklore. According to various sources they may be considered as a token of good luck or feared as a bearer of ill fortune.
—-fact sources:
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/peacock/
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/369850/interesting_facts_about_peacocks.html

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