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This leucistic Indian peacock, Pavo cristatus, is unlikely to find a mate and reproduce in a natural setting due to its unusual coloration.However, its striking colour is appreciated by humans, and may be included in artificial selective breeding to produce more individuals with the leucistic phenotype.
A man wearing a showy suit. In sociology, peacocking is a social behavior in which a male uses ostentatious clothing and behavior to attract a female [1] and to stand out from other competing males, with the intention to become more memorable and interesting. Peacocking is very common among men, and it can happen either consciously or ...
Leucism (/ ˈ l uː s ɪ z əm,-k ɪ z-/) [2] [3] [4] is a wide variety of conditions that result in partial loss of pigmentation in an animal—causing white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales, or cuticles, but not the eyes. [4] It is occasionally spelled leukism.
The symbolism was adopted by early Christianity, thus many early Christian paintings and mosaics show the peacock. [51] The peacock is still used in the Easter season, especially in the east. The "eyes" in the peacock's tail feathers can symbolise the all-seeing Christian God, [ 52 ] the Church, [ 53 ] or angelic wisdom. [ 54 ]
Cuban peacock or Caribbean peacock: Cuba Anartia fatima (Fabricius, 1793) banded peacock or Fatima: south Texas, Mexico, and Central America Anartia jatrophae (Linnaeus, 1763) white peacock or masote: southeastern United States, Central America, and throughout much of South America. Anartia lytrea (Godart, 1819) Godart's peacock or Hispaniolan ...
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"Proud as a peacock" is a saying that is used to mean a vain or self-centered person. The phrase comes from the plumage of the male peafowl (females are peahens). When a male is courting, he spreads his tail feathers, sometimes five feet in length, out in a fan pattern to attract a female.
The flavescent peacock (Aulonocara stuartgranti), also known as Grant's peacock, is a species of haplochromine cichlid. Its common name refers to its "flavescent" (yellowish) colour. It is endemic to Lake Malawi where found in the countries of in Malawi , Mozambique , and Tanzania .