Gong proud as a peacock. In the process of courtship, the tail below the tail screen will be erected, which will drive the tail screen to unfold, attract the attention of females, and at the same time, it will make a quack. The tail feathers of female peacocks are short, have no tail screen, and are mostly dark brown in color with more mottled spots.

Is the peacock male or female?

Proud as a peacock is a courtship behavior, which belongs to the innate reproductive behavior and is similar to a courtship performance of birds. Generally, April-May is the reproductive season of peacocks. At this time, male peacocks will display their beautiful tails to show off their beauty in order to win the favor of female peacocks. Female peacocks choose to mate according to the gorgeous degree of male peacocks' feather screens.

Gong proud as a peacock is not only for courtship, but also for other reasons, and courtship is just one of them. Generally, after proud as a peacock, you can see many approximately circular stripes, which are composed of purple, blue, brown, yellow, red and other colors from the inside out. When the male peacock meets the enemy and it is too late to escape, the male peacock will suddenly open the screen, and then shake the tail screen "rustling", so that the stripes will also shake, and the enemy will feel scared when they see it. The male peacock protects himself by opening the screen. Moreover, many tourists talk and laugh loudly in the zoo, which will stimulate peacocks and arouse their vigilance. At this time, the male peacocks will open their screens, which is a demonstration and defense action.

The reason of proud as a peacock.

① defense

In the face of threats, some small animals will try their best to stretch their bodies to make themselves look more threatening, so as to intimidate the enemy and achieve the purpose of protecting themselves.

The Sparrow written by Russian writer Turgenev was selected into Chinese textbooks for primary schools in China. The sparrow "pricked up its feathers and screamed in despair" when it met hounds, which was a defensive gesture.

It was once found in the wild that when a peacock was threatened by a lone wolf, it used its screen to frighten the enemy and bought itself time to escape.

② demonstration

In nature, it is often said that "when two males meet, the brave wins", and there is a natural repulsion between males. The baboon leader swaggered in his own territory, which means to warn other male members that he is the "king" of this land, even if it would easily expose himself to the attack of natural enemies; Similarly, in the cockfighting farm, the two cocks were ready to attack: the hair around their necks stood up, their little faces were flushed, their eyes were wide and round, and even the crown on their heads turned purple. They made a fierce look just to shock their opponents from the gas field.

In the breeding period, peacocks will occupy the area. When a group of peacocks approaches the territory of another group, the latter will immediately make a rough call forward and even suddenly open the tail screen. In the face of animals smaller than themselves, such as snakes, golden pheasants and pheasants, peacock males will also be extremely excited and may open their tails.

③ courtship

In the natural world of natural selection, male animals have evolved various courtship skills in order to compete for mating rights.

Living habits of peacocks

1, Peacock forages frequently in the early morning and near the evening, and often consists of a small group of males, females and sub-adults, with more than 5- 10 small groups foraging while walking. Activities during the day, especially in the morning and afternoon, go to the tree at noon or rest in the shade of the forest, and live in the tree at night. When running, it's like running. Generally, when escaping from the enemy, it's more striding and rushing, fleeing in the dense forest. Timid and alert, he looks up from time to time and looks around when he is active. When he finds that people are far away, he will immediately run away or fly away with his wings flapping, and his songs are loud and loud.

2. Peacocks mainly feed on plants and also eat crickets, locusts, termites, moths, lizards, frogs and other animals. It mainly eats plants and crops such as yellow bubbles, fruits of Sichuan pears, young branches and leaves, mushrooms, buds, peas, grass seeds and rice. In captivity, wheat, corn, sorghum, bran, soybean, soybean cake and grass are mainly used, and bone meal, fish meal, gravel, salt, trace elements, multivitamins, amino acids and additives can be added according to the feeding situation.