After holding a place of honor in the symbolic pantheon of Greco-Roman and early Christian iconography during the first ...

The king cobra, the world’s longest venomous snake, and the peacock, known for its vibrant feathers, stand out in nature.

Females are a dull brownish gray but — like their namesake, the peacock — male sparklemuffins pull out all the stops in the ...

Scientists, stumped by that question throughout the animal kingdom, hypothesized that something more than chemistry drives mate choice. Looks are certainly important for the peacock, with his ...

Peacock feathers are highly regarded in various cultures for their beauty and mystical properties. They are believed to offer benefits such as removing Vastu doshas, protection against the evil ...

Jacob Bullock, who runs Feathers & Fur Small Animal Rescue and Bird Sanctuary in Cessnock, was called in to care for some abandoned peacock eggs after the mother peahen was poisoned because many ...

The Crow looked down at his feathers. 'But I feel so plain and ordinary compared to you,' he said, sadly. 'You’re not plain at all,' said the Peacock. 'If you look closely, your feathers ...