Humans admire peacocks for their stunning tail feathers, but until recently no one could say whether the display actually drew the eyes of peahens. Now scientists, strapping cameras onto the heads of ...

Male peacocks fan their colourful rear feathers and shake them, but somehow keep their plumes' iridescent circles, or eyespots, nearly still, like a fixed stare. Peacock tail feathers beat on average ...

When it comes to mating, male animals show off the flashiest of ornaments to convince females of their suitability. A peacock's ornate tail may be the best-known example of a mate-attracting ornament, ...

The peacock’s tail is often used as the prototypical example of the evolution of a trait that confers a reproductive (and not a survival) advantage. The tail’s iridescent colors, symmetric patterns, ...

Was Darwin wrong about the sexual allure of the peacock’s tail? A controversial study has found no evidence for the traditional view – practically enshrined in evolutionary lore – that peahens choose ...

The peacock’s tail is often used as the prototypical example of the evolution of a trait that confers a reproductive (and not a survival) advantage. The tail’s iridescent colors, symmetric patterns, ...