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  2. Peafowl - Wikipedia

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    The feathers of the peacock also symbolize sun rays, from which come light, luminosity and brightness. The peacock opening the feathers of its tail in a circular shape symbolizes the sunrise. [46] Consequently, due to its holiness, Yazidis are not allowed to hunt and eat the peacock, ill-treat it or utter bad words about it.

  3. Understanding the Beautiful Yet Strategic Art of Peacock ...

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    Initially, he is shimmering his iridescent feathers in a frontal display. Studies using high-speed video cameras have revealed that they rattle their feathers 25 times a second. The biomechanics ...

  4. Indian peafowl - Wikipedia

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    The Indian peacock feathers are used in many rituals and ornamentation and its motifs are widespread in architecture, coinage, textiles and modern items of art and utility. [31] Indian peacock motifs are widely used even today such as in the logos of the NBC television network and the Sri Lankan Airlines. [101] [102]

  5. Portal:India/Flora and Fauna - Wikipedia

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    It is a forest bird which nests on the ground laying 4-8 eggs. It eats mainly seeds, but also some insects and fruit. The Indian Peacock has beautiful iridescent blue-green plumage. His tail feathers have a series of eyes that are best seen when it is fanned. The male is called a peacock, the female a peahen. Video of peacock's mating call ...

  6. Pavo (bird) - Wikipedia

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    The genus name is the Latin word for a peacock. [2] ... [3] Species. The genus contains two species. [4] Genus Pavo – Linnaeus, 1758 – two species Common name

  7. Tawûsî Melek - Wikipedia

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    The radiating feathers of the peacock’s tail, revealed when it unfurls them in circular display, are held to symbolise the rays of the sun, bestowing their life-giving light each day at dawn. [13] It is therefore considered a sacred bird, which Yazidis are expressly forbidden to hunt, eat, curse or ill-treat in any way.

  8. Mayura (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Sri Chanda Bhairavar, one of the Ashta Bhairava ("Eight Bhairavas"); whose mount is a peacock. Vikata (Vikaṭa) ("unusual form", "misshapen"), an avatar of Ganesha, whose mount is a peacock (in the Mudgala Purana). In general, feathers of mayura are considered sacred and are used to dust the religious images and implements of Hindus.

  9. Questions about bridges, peacocks, mascots, iguanas, the DMV ...

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    The three mascots existed until 1998, when the college consolidated its athletic programs, creating one team per sport, and chose one mascot — the Shark — to represent the school’s sports teams.