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its an natural thing but scientific answer is that just to compare sexual reproduction or identifying male or female

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Q: Why does peacocks have feathers while peahen has dull coloured feathes?
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Does peacocks have fur feather or scales?

Peafowls (male = peacock, female = peahen) are birds and have feathers.


What is a peacocks mate called?

Peacocks or Peahens


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.


What body parts do peacocks have?

Feathers. A peacock has a very showy tail that he uses to entice a peahen into mating.


What do flamingos use their feathers for?

The peacock uses his feathers to court the female which is called a peahen. The Peahen can use her feathers in courtship, or to intimidate other females in their areas. They may also use them to scare predators from their babies.


What appearance a peacock make?

A peacock (male) make use of bright coloured plumage, and fans its long tail feathers, shivering them to attract a rather drab coloured peahen (female) in order to mate.


Are only female peacocks called peacocks or are male peacocks till called peacocks?

Only male peacocks are actually called "peacock". The female of the species is called a peahen.


Do male peacocks stay with the same feamale their hole lives?

Do peacocks stay with the same peahen their whole lives


How big is a peahen egg?

Just slightly smaller than peacocks.


Why peacock have colourful feathers?

Peacocks use their colourful display of feathers and long fan-like tail to attract the drabber female peahens for mating. The peahen incubates the eggs on the nest, so being drabber helps to avoid being noticed by predators.


What color are peacocks eggs?

Peacocks do not lay eggs, being males. Peahen eggs are an off-white.


Here do peacocks live?

Peacocks, actually called Peafowl, come from India, Burma and Java. The male is the peacock and the female is called a peahen