Indian Peacock By Roshni Lobo Animal Facts Description

Indian Peacock By: Roshni Lobo

Animal Facts Description Peacocks are types of birds. Besides the Indian peacock there are Congo peacocks and Green peacocks. Indian peacocks are typically blue, green and gold. Adult peacocks can be 35 to 50 inches tall. Peacocks can weigh as much as 8. 75 pounds to 13 pounds. Peacocks have tons of beautiful feathers which are blue, green and gold. Peacock tail feathers can be as wide as 5 feet. Peacock tail feathers are called a train. Diet Peacocks are omnivores. They mainly eat insects, plants, small creatures, worms, nuts and seeds. A pic showing your animal. Movement Peacocks walk and sometimes do a little run to catch up with another peacock. Some special facts about the way it moves are when it walks its tail feathers slightly drag across the ground.

Habitat Map showing where your animal lives Picture showing your animal in its habitat. Indian peacocks live in India, Pakistan and Shri Lanka. They only live in rain forests, regular forests and wooded areas. Some adaptations that peacocks have made are that they have to stay in their birth habitat because if they go somewhere cold they might die.

Life Cycle Adult peacocks lay about 3 to 5 eggs. It takes 28 days for a baby peacock to hatch. Their parents stay with them until they become adults. They look sort of like Turkey babies or Plouts. Baby peacocks are called peachicks. A picture of the animal as a grown/ mature animal. A picture of the animal as a baby or young. Adult peacocks live in groups called a party, pride or a bevy. Male peacocks have gorgeous colors such as blue, green and gold. Female peacocks are not as bright as the male but still have colors like brown, green and tan. Adult peacocks live about 20 years in the wild.

Animal Interactions Indian peacocks protect themselves by flying up a tree and staying there for a couple nights. Peacocks communicate by showing their feathers. This animal is a predator of an Indian Peacock. Pic of enemy, predator, prey, etc. Pic of animal adaptation that allows it to protect itself A peacock hiding on a tree from a predator. Peacocks have eight different predators which include: Coons, Skunks, possums, cats, dogs, tigers, leopards and mongoose. They do not interact with other animals they only talk to their own kind.

Interesting Facts Fact #1 Peacocks are the national bird of India. Fact #2 Peacocks molt, or lose their feathers every year towards the end of summer. A pic to accompany fact #1 A pic to accompany fact #2 Fact #4 The scientific name for a peacock is a Pavo Cristatus Fact #3 Left alone peacocks are sad and heart broken. A pic to accompany fact #3