Snippet: Male peacock make noises with their tail feathers

Male peacock get a female’s attention--by making her head vibrate. This finding may represent a previously unknown form of bird communication

Learn more - https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/...

Read the research - https://journals.plos.org/plosone/art...

Video credit: Roslyn Dakin

Still credit: Roslyn Dakin

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