A peahen’s gaze (green lines) mostly tracks the bottom of a male’s feather train as he performs a courtship display. Image reproduced with permission from Yorzinski et al., Journal of Experim ...

"At this time, the male already has his train up and is casually moving around in his display area," Yorzinski told LiveScience. When a peahen enters the peacock's area, he will direct his display ...

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 courting display. A peafowl’s ...

Others think it's because the colorful display can help protect them from predators. Research on peahen behavior has found that the angle of the peacock's tail feathers might be even more ...

When a peacock wants to woo a peahen, he unfurls his glorious, iridescent feathers and furiously vibrates them in what’s called a “train-rattling” display. The vibrations make the bird’s signature ...

“Also, what’s it like to be a peahen? When she’s up close ... How does that affect her perception of the display?” The first step to answering those questions was to quantify the patterns ...

"A peacock opens his feathers and dances to attract a peahen. It's part of their natural courtship display. Nature really knows how to put on a show. Sometimes, it's the smallest, most unexpected ...

In this clip, the peacock's display can be seen as filmed from a peahen's head and lead researcher Jessica Yorzinski explains what the study revealed. Footage courtesy of Jessica Yorzinski ...

In the early portion of the season, the males will jostle for the best spaces in the enclosure to catch a peahen’s attention ... feathers on full display. More often, however, it is the peahens ...

In this clip, the peacock's display can be seen as filmed from a peahen's head and lead researcher Jessica Yorzinski explains what the study revealed.