Looks are certainly important for the peacock, with his absurdly bright, burdensome train that he shows off to attract a female. Peahens often choose males for the quality of their trains -- the ...

Why does the peacock have ... he will take away reproductive opportunities from other males, leading to a high reproductive variance among males. A successful female, on the other hand, will ...

These groups occupy very large home ranges in which temporary foraging parties cleave and coalesce over time with changes in resource availability and female reproductive condition. These social ...