Tale of the Peacock: At a singles cocktail party, the ending is often predictable. A female may choose a male from several because he is attractive. ... It might be ornate peacock plumage, ...

Sexual selection provides an answer to the existence of lavishly ornate signals in animals, but not to the question of why such signals are attractive, why do females prefer the extravagant ...

Male peacocks are among the showiest birds in the world. They like to strut around, displaying their bright iridescent colors and ornate tail plumage shimmering in the sun for all to see. Their ...

A male peacock was pecking around the bird feeders, searching for something to eat. The feeders were just about empty, Anita said, so the large bird flew up about 40 feet into a tree in the yard.

Just creating the ornate plumage is a costly exercise; male birds invest about 3% of their daily metabolic energy budget in train growth. Further Information Dr Graham Askew is available for ...

Male peacock spiders swing and shake their brilliantly colored abdomens during elaborate mating displays. Pigments produce the red and yellow hues, but blues and purples come from light ...

Female Peacock Spiders Underwhelmed By Disco-Dancing Suitors. Male spiders use complex movement, vibrations, and color to win the ladies over, a new study confirms.

A male Australian splendid peacock spider. Pranav Joshi Unique hydraulics. Jumping is an energetically “expensive” movement strategy. To perform it, animals have to launch themselves from a ...