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The peacock continued to represent elegance and royalty in India during medieval times; for instance, the Mughal seat of power was called the Peacock Throne. The peacock is represented in both the Burmese and Sinhalese zodiacs. To the Sinhalese people, the peacock is the third animal of the zodiac of Sri Lanka. [35]
Indian peacocks were frequently used in European heraldry with the peacocks most often depicted as facing the viewer and with the tails displayed. In this pose, the peacock is referred to as being "in his pride". Peacock tails, in isolation from the rest of the bird, are rare in British heraldry, but are used frequently in German systems. [100]
The genus name is the Latin word for a peacock. [2] The type species is the Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus). [3] Species. The genus contains two species. [4]
There is often confusion around the terminology used to describe these unique animals. The bird featured in the video, and the one that most people think of when they picture a peacock, is an ...
11.4 New World quails. 11.5 Guineafowl ... Where possible common names for taxa are given while links point to the scientific name used by the IUCN. ... Grey peacock ...
1781 painting by Maruyama Okyo Adult female head and upper neck Male profile. The green peafowl is a large bird in terms of overall size. The male is 1.8–3 m (5 ft 11 in – 9 ft 10 in) in total length, including its train, which measures 1.4–1.6 m (4 ft 7 in – 5 ft 3 in); the adult female is around half the total length of the breeding male at 1–1.1 m (3 ft 3 in – 3 ft 7 in) in length.
The city’s municipal code prohibits people from feeding peacocks. A peacock wandered into the downtown Modesto Transit center Thursday. She was captured by animal control and taken to the shelter.
Two peacocks died at Yunnan Wild Animal Park in China because of the 'violent behavior' of tourists who forced them to pose for photographs. 2 peacocks died after being roughly handled by selfie ...