Is the peacock male or female?

The peacock, also known as Yue Bird and Nanke, is regarded as the king of all birds. It is the most beautiful ornamental object and a symbol of auspiciousness, kindness, beauty and splendor. What is more peculiar is that the peacock will open the screen. In fact, the peacock opening screen is a kind of courtship performance similar to birds. Many people do not know whether the peacock opening screen is male or female. Let's take a look!

Is the peacock male or female?

Male peacock. Only the male peacock can open the screen naturally, which is in line with the laws of nature. Among peacocks, males are more beautiful, while females are unattractive. The peacock's opening screen is a courtship performance similar to that of birds. every year, when the reproductive season comes in April or May, the male peacock often puts its tail feathers high and wide, which is dazzling. The female peacock chooses to mate according to the gorgeous degree of the male peacock's feather screen.

Can the female peacock open the screen?

The female peacock can't open the screen. In the animal kingdom, males are generally more colorful or stronger to attract members of the opposite sex. The peacock's tail screen is mainly composed of feathers at the top of the tail, which are extremely long, with iridescent "circles" surrounded by blue and bronze. During the courtship performance, the male peacock erects the tail under the tail screen. As a result, the tail screen is erected and forward, and when the courtship performance reaches the best part, the tail feathers quiver, twinkle, and make a rattling sound.

Why does the male peacock open the screen?

1. Courtship: 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. Defense: 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-shaped 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: we often see peacocks open in zoos. Zoologists believe that the bright red and green clothes and the loud talk and laughter of tourists can stimulate peacocks and arouse their vigilance. At this time, the peacock opened the screen, which is also a kind of demonstration and defensive action. 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 put up their feathers to fight against the enemy. This action is just a defensive response. The same is true of the opening of the screen when the peacock is frightened.