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Facts about Peacock Courtship Display
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Male peacocks perform their courtship display in communal mating grounds called leks, where several males compete simultaneously for female attention.
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Peahens actively choose mates based on the number and quality of eyespots displayed in the male's courtship fan, exercising strong female mate selection.
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A male peacock fans his iridescent train feathers into a semicircular display while facing the female, a behavior known as 'trains rattling.
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The elaborate train of a male peacock, used to attract mates, can account for roughly 60 percent of the bird's total body length.
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During the peacock courtship display, the male vibrates his elongated upper-tail covert feathers to produce a low-frequency infrasound that females can detect.