A white peacock displays its tail feathers to a peahen at the Wuhan Zoo in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, April 16, 2008. (Xinhua News Agency April 17, 2008) ...

With their iridescent feathers, hypnotic courtship dances, and that unmistakable fan-shaped tail, peacocks have long symbolised royalty, elegance, and timeless beauty in cultures across the globe.

Researchers filmed male and female peacocks at a botanical garden near Los Angeles with high-speed cameras. When train-rattling, the birds used the shorter, grey tail feathers to strum the longer ...