9 Proud Facts About Peacocks

The train is used to attract females

As you might have suspected, the peacock’s amazing train is used to lure peahens into its harem. The more amazing the train looks, the more peahens that will be attracted to the peacock. A study has shown that females pay attention to certain areas of the train during the mating ritual, which confirms Charles Darwin’s theory regarding sexual selection.

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