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Evolution hasn’t only gifted peacock spiders with spectacular markings – these nimble arachnids are also remarkable athletes.
In an unnamed river in central Indonesia, locals found a brightly colored creature and sold it into the pet trade. Abdullah Ammar via Unsplash Sometimes for researchers to discover a new species, it ...
Long-time residents say at least a dozen bright-blue Indian peacocks have wandered Errol Heights in Southeast Portland since ...
Based on a tip-off, officials raided Narpatgiri Chowk in Somwar Peth on Thursday and caught several suspects red-handed while ...
Acting on information that a substantial consignment of peacock feathers was expected to arrive in the city for commercial ...
The peacock crayfish is available in the pet trade, but was just discovered as a species new to science. Lukhaup, Eprilurahman, and von Rintelen (2025) Arthropoda ...
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Can Peacocks Fly?
For the average peacock, flying only makes up 0.12% of their daily activity. Unlike most flying birds, they don’t use their wings to migrate or swoop down on prey. Instead, flight is a secondary means ...
Human testicles are much smaller, in proportion, to some of our primate cousins. Evolution can tell us why. But the size of ...
A peacock, its blue and green plumage shining in the sunlight, leans its head back, and produces a piercing call that echoes through the picturesque Staffordshire village of Tutbury on a warm June ...
Wild Things columnist Eric Brown urges readers to volunteer for a national butterfly survey and predicts the spring sunshine will mean ...
The seven new species of freshwater lobster were found in several remote locations across Misool, Kaimana, Fakfak, and ...