Why does the peacock have such an elaborate tail ... However, the idea of female mate choice was received with ridicule, and was not seriously reconsidered until nearly 80 years later (Cronin ...

Ciara O'Hare, who runs the rescue organisation, said: 'The peacock had been roaming around ... a really loud call because he was looking for a mate. 'So the neighbours became quite concerned.' ...

Females are a dull brownish gray but — like their namesake, the peacock — male sparklemuffins pull out all the stops in the ...

Scientists, stumped by that question throughout the animal kingdom, hypothesized that something more than chemistry drives mate choice. Looks are certainly important for the peacock, with his ...

Tumut's Adam Farquharson made international news last year when he paddled down the Tumut River in a giant pumpkin ...

Matt Peacock died on March 6 after being involved in a road traffic accident on the A494 at Llanferres. A father of girls, Mr Peacock was a member of the Boots pharmacy team in Ruthin, and had ...