The Peacock

The Peacock is an amazing animal with many interesting facts, I hope you learn a lot about the peacock! The peacock is an omnivore. It's diet consists of grain, flowers parts, small reptiles, mammals, berries, figs, leaves and seeds. The range of the peacock is Sri Lanka, India and Africa. Peacocks usually sleep in forests in trees at night. The peacock’s predators are lions and tigers. Peacocks are great flyers and have sharp claws and a beak to help them catch/gather their food.

Have you ever wondered what the peacock’s beautiful and colorful feathers are really for? There for attracting females during mating season. The males strut with their plumage behind them and they have a distinctive call that the females recognize. Most female peacocks have around 10 eggs after each birth. The females care for them without a male. Peacocks are really amazing animals and have many fascinating behaviors. by Maeve

This is a Peacock’s plumage spread out!