Protection Against Negative Energy To ward off bad energy and draw in good vibes, place a peacock feather at the northeast corner of your house. This is believed to protect you from negative vibes ...

Male mandarins have colorful “sails” on each ... The edges of the feather above appear iridescent, like a peacock’s. Feathers: Displays of Brilliant Plumage by Robert Clark, published ...

But bigger is only better up to a point. If peacock trains become too big or too colorful over time, they may no longer confer a selective advantage. Exaggerated trains might attract a new kind of ...

"The peahens tend to choose males with the longest, most colorful tails ... A mature peacock can have up to 200 feathers in its tail with each feather growing up to 5 feet long at maturity.