Peacock+-+Mia


 * [[image:http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/006/cache/peacock_657_600x450.jpg width="429" height="471" align="left" caption="Photo BY Medford Taylor http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/peacock/?source=A-to-Z: Indian blue peacock"]] || **One peacock has between 100 to 150 long tail **
 * feathers. Each feather shimmers with green, **
 * blue ****and gold with a pattern called an **
 * eye-spot. **

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 * The beautiful feathers that cover the tails for **
 * a peacock ****are 5 feet long--longer than the **
 * bird's body--and can be ****displayed in a **
 * spectacular fan of brilliant colors. **
 * **The term "peacock" is commonly used to refer to birds of** **both sexes. Technically, only males are peacocks. Females are peahens,**  **and when both are together, they are called peafowl.**  <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**animals.nationalgeographic.com**

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Each peahen generally lays from three to five eggs.** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**She incubates them until they**  <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**hatch about one month later. The chicks hatch ready and** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**able to follow their mother**  <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**right away. She leads them to places where they can find food.** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**The chicks**  <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**mimic their mother as she pecks at food, quickly learning**  <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**what and how to eat.**  <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**kids.nationalgeographic.com**  ||  ||
 * [[image:http://images.northrup.org/picture/xl/peacock/blue-peacock-3-2.jpg width="421" height="427" caption="Blue peacock- http://www.northrup.org/photos/peacock/"]] ||< <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Average life spn in the wild is 20 years.**

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Body size is 35 to 50 inches.**

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Tail length is 5 feet.**

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**The average weight of a peacock is 8.75 to 13 lbs**

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<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Peahens lay from 3 to 5 whitish** **eggs** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**usually in a shallow depression dug in** <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 70%; text-align: center;">**[|www.beaconhillpark.ca]** ||
 * the** **ground, hidden underneath brush**
 * or in some** **other concealed location.**
 * The female incubates**
 * the eggs for approximately 28 days.**
 * After hatching, the young chicks follow**
 * t****he mother about for protection,**
 * even though they are capable**
 * of foraging**
 * on their own.**
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