The males display frontally, the train being lifted and spread like a fan, supported by the stiff tail feathers. The cock sends a shivering rustle through the erect feathers so the metallic colors dance and the noise is like the rustle of a silk dress. Even when no hens are present, peacocks will display. Reproduction Peahens nest on the ground, making a shallow depression scantily lined with leaves or grass and usually well hidden. After a few days they are able to follow their mother into the treetops to roost at night.
Sexual maturity is at three years.
Diet Grains, insects, berries, worms, snakes, birds, frogs. Predators Man and carnivorous animals. Venomous snakes are a danger to the young. The common peafowl has been introduced throughout the world. Peafowl are regarded with superstition among the Hindus and are the symbol of the god Krishna.