n India's Mudumalai National Park an A Indian peacock roams the forest floor in search of fallen berries and seeds The colorful bird holds his long tail feathers aloft Suddenly he hears a rustling in the brush and freezes in his tracks He sees movement and immediately leaps into the air flapping his broad wings Landing on the lowest branch of above the a neem tree reach of predators the peacock sounds the I to
alarm Ay yow Ay yow Ay yow From his perch the peacock waits and watches with a keen eye But no predator steps out from the brush below Instead a potential mate approaches She tilts her head and looks up at the male who descends from the tree He steps forward bobbing his head Then he lifts his tail spreading his fabulous feathers He plans to impress this female with a showy
