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 males put on this huge display, and females seem to look at ... One camera filmed the view from the perspective of the peahen, and another camera tracked the movement of the peahen's pupils.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Now we have the first idea of just what a peahen looks for in a peacock’s tail – and for such an icon of evolutionary biology, the answer is surprisingly little. Peacocks display their large ...

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.

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 ...