What does the peacock mean by opening the screen?

The peacock is the most beautiful ornamental bird, which is regarded as the "king of birds". It has special ornamental value and its feathers are used to make all kinds of handicrafts. The male peacock is more beautiful, while the female peacock is not handsome. The gonads of the male peacock secrete sex hormones, stimulate the brain and expand the tail screen. Let's take a look at what the peacock means to open the screen.

What does the peacock mean by opening the screen?

Peacock opening screen is a commonly used modern word to express self-affection and wishful thinking. As a Sichuan saying goes, "the peacock opens the screen and acts amorously", which means that he thinks he is great and popular, but in fact he is completely affectionate and narcissistic, and most of the time he uses this phrase to satirize others when he disdains others.

Can the female peacock open the screen?

The female peacock can't open the screen. In the animal kingdom, male colors are generally more colorful or stronger to attract the opposite sex. The peacock's tail screen is mainly composed of feathers above the tail. These extremely long, iridescent "circles" around the eyes are surrounded by blue and bronze colors. During courtship performance, the male peacock puts up the tail under the tail screen so that the tail screen is erect and forward. When the courtship performance reaches the best part of the courtship performance, the tail feathers quiver, twinkle and make a rattling sound.

What is the reason why the peacock opens the screen?

1. Courtship behavior: spring is the season for peacocks to lay eggs and reproduce. As a result, the male peacock unfolds its colorful and colorful tail screen, and constantly makes a variety of beautiful dance movements to show off its beauty to the female peacock, so as to attract the female peacock. After it succeeds in courtship, it will lay eggs and brood with the female peacock.

2. Protect yourself: on the peacock's big tail screen, we can see the five-color gold and green lines, which are dotted with many nearly round "eye spots", which are made up of purple, blue, brown, yellow, red and other colors from the inside to the outside. Once encounter the enemy and there is no time to escape, the peacock will suddenly open the screen, and then shake it to "rustle", a lot of eye spots move with it, the enemy is afraid of this "multi-eyed monster", it will not rush forward.

3. Frightened: in zoos, we often see peacocks open their screens. Zoologists believe that the bright red and green clothes and the loud talk and laughter of tourists can stimulate the peacocks and arouse their vigilance. At this time, the peacock opens the screen. It's also an act of demonstration and defense. Anyone who pays attention to various natural phenomena will notice that when predators such as eagles and weasels attack hens with chicks, the hens will also put up their feathers to fight against the enemy, and this action is only a defensive response, so is the opening of the screen when the peacock is frightened.