Saturday, July 25, 2015

The Peacock


   The peafowl or peacock  no doubt it is the most cocky and beautiful bird in our planet ,it is a symbol of the welfare to the extent that you will not find any  kings' or rich' houses without it. The peacock has a super beauty , long  and frilled  tail , it take  fan-shaped when is opened  , the tail is about twenty real  feathers  covered by about 150 brightly colored ones , the male showing his wonderful tail feathers to females for courting an invitation to mating , peacock legs are  strong and  there is three fingers in each one .



Latin's Name: pavo cristatus
Class: aves
Phylum: chorda

Family: phasianidae
Order: galliformes
Female: peahen

Size:  male  100 cm to 115 cm , female 95 cm
Weight: male 4 kgs to 6 kgs , female 2.75 kgs to 4 kgs
Longevity :       
Incubation period for eggs: from 27 days to 1 month
Number of eggs: 3 to 5 each female


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