The books we did read were helpful. The web sites were very helpful and so were the books. The difficult part was finding the information from the books. It's hard to find different good web sites. Ask Jeeves was no help for us.
Peahens take off at a sharp angle when predators, tigers, leopards, and jackals, approach.
Peacocks can hear very well. Their relatives are turkeys, chickens, and other pheasants. Peacocks are known as the most beautiful bird. The Indian peacock is probably the oldest known ornamental bird. The reason peacocks have tails is to show off for the females.