Peahens that select males with these tails in turn have male offspring that are more likely to have long and colourful tails and thus are more likely to be sexually successful themselves.
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Mariko Takahashi found no evidence that peahens expressed any preference for peacocks with more elaborate trains, such as trains having more ocelli, a more symmetrical arrangement or a greater length.
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The plumage dimorphism of the peacock and peahen of the species within the " Pavo " genus is a prime example of the ornamentation paradox that has long puzzled evolutionary biologists.
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Kalia's other lesser known friends are Sayal the porcupine, Sundar the peacock, Sundari the peahen, an elephant ( referred to as Brother Elephant ), and a bison.
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Soon, Sesha and Shivanya face new enemies, including Kabir, the shape-shifting mongoose and Mayuri the shape-shifting peahen but they are eventually killed by the two serpants.
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In many species, competition between males for the eye of females has resulted in profound sexual dimorphism, the most famous example being the difference between the ostentatious peacock and the drab peahen.
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Wallace also argued that Darwin too much favoured the bright colours of the male peacock as adaptive without realising that the " drab " peahen's coloration is itself adaptive, as camouflage.
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Groups of peacocks strut their stuff in hopes of attracting the finest peahens, but only a few lucky guys will find a willing mate in the wild kingdom's equivalent of a singles bar.
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However, the message that the tail carries to the potential mate peahen may be'I have survived in spite of this huge tail; hence I am fitter and more attractive than others '.
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At first sight one might mistake peacocks and peahens for completely different species because of the vibrant colours and the sheer size of the male's plumage; the peahen being of a subdued brown coloration.
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