Peacock
Shravani Suram Period 3 5/16/16
Habitat
Movement
Body Covering
Diet
Reproduction
Adaptations
Other Info
- A peacock's chromatic train can be 6 ft. long
- Peacocks are the largest in all the birds that fly
- The peacock is India's national bird
- Peacocks weigh about 8.75 to 13 pounds
- Their body is about 35 to 50 inches long
- Peafowl trains are usually 5 ft long
- Peacocks life span is about 20 years.
- There are 3 main types of peacocks: the blue peacock(India and Sri Lanka), green peacock(Java and Myanmar), and the Congo peacock(Africa)
- Peafowl's top speed would be 10 mph
- Their wingspan is about 47-118 inches
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