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Female peacocks have feathers, too - its just that the males have the most brilliantly colored. Males only have the beautiful feathers because they are used to attract females. Since females do not need to attract males, they do not need brilliantly colored feathers.
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∙ 12y agoWell, yes. But really it depends on how you see it. Male peacocks only have the deep blue, green, etc. colored feathers. Peahens, on the other hand, and only brown. The reason is because male peacocks use their beautiful feathers to attract females, and also to scare away predators. Females are brown so that they blend in and their eggs are protected.
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Only the male birds are peacocks. The females are called peahens, and do not have the HUGE plumage of the males.
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∙ 16y agoThe hen peacock has colored feathers but they are not as bright as the males. In the bird world the male has the prettier feathers to attract the females.
yes.
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∙ 14y agoThe male peacock has colorful feathers in order to attract a mate. The female peahen is small and a ruddy brown color.
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∙ 14y agoYes and No. The males are more colorful all over their bodies. The females are only colorful in the chest area and their neck/head area.
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∙ 12y agoa girl is gray a male has pretty colors
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Why would the male peacock pull out his colorful feathers?
When a male peacock dances for a female peacock, the male peacock is attempting to impress the female peacock for mating purposes. If the male manages to impress the female, the female will allow the male to mate with her.
What is gender of peacock?
The gender of peacocks is masculine. The famine gender is peahen. Peacocks are large colorful bird with very long tail feathers than can be fanned out in display.
Is it male or female pheasant that has the colorful feathers?
males are the colourful ones!
What does a peacock do?
The term peacock is reserved for the male of the pea fowl. They are especially known for their colorful, extravagant long tail feathers that have 'eyes' at the dorsal end.
Does the male and female peacock both have feathers on the head?
Yes. It is more decorative and pronounced on the peacock than on the peahen.
What is the difference in male and female peacock?
Among Peafowl, a male is a Peacock, and a female is a Peahen. This is a sexual and nominative difference. The cock is flamboyantly plumed; the hen is less so. There is usually a size difference as well.
What is the function of the male peacock's tail feathers?
To look good, and attract female peacocks.
How come all the male birds are more colorful then the females?
Because as in most species, the male wears the colors to attract a female mate. An example is the mallard duck. The male is beautiful color while the female is usually brown. Male peacocks have the plumage as well.
Does the female peacock have a tail?
They are called peahens. They do have tails but are about the same body size, but their feathers are mostly grey and black (depending on the breed also) They do not have the long tail feathers as the males.
What adaptation does a male peacock have?
The male peackocks have the adaptation of large feathers. They use such big feathers to atract peahens (female peacocks).
Does peacocks have fur feather or scales?
Peafowls (male = peacock, female = peahen) are birds and have feathers.
Give you a sentence using the word male?
The male lion roared loudly to mark his territory.
