NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – A female peacock, or peahen, that escaped Monday from the Bronx Zoo is back home. The fugitive bird has been roaming the streets of the Bronx since Monday. Zoo ...

“They might serve the function of helping to call the female over, but once she gets there they don’t really seem to matter anymore,” Platt said. A peahen’s gaze (green lines) mostly trac ...

The female peahen is already ready for mating; why does the male need to let out this powerful squawk? The researchers suspected that the male peacock is actually attempting to attract other ...

While the female peahen looks on, the peacock spreads his train out and ruffles it back and forth as the sun highlights the red, blue, and green within the feathers. But these iconic trains are ...

For those who don't know, a peahen is the female of the peafowl species, the peacock is the male. Right now the bird is hanging out near Mountain View and Hover Road. Longmont police say that ...

AKA: The male is a peacock, the female is a peahen and the babies are peachicks. All are peafowl. The peacock is well known for its bright feathers, which it often shows off in a magnificent ...

Breheny said the peahen, a female version of a peacock, has been examined by veterinarians and seems to be fine. The zoo's peacocks and peahens wander freely but usually stay inside the zoo.