peacenik

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One reason is simple mate choice; for example, female peahens may prefer peacocks with bigger, brighter tails.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Peacocks and peahens don’t have much of a bird song — they emit a sharp “caw” that is “not cute,” Lewis said — but other birds have found themselves in conversation with the 31-year-old whistler.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2021

The peahens, it must be said, appear generally unimpressed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2020

Generation after generation, peahens chose peacocks with the most impressive plumage, producing the peacock’s uncamouflageable tail.

From Nature • Jul. 17, 2018

Like how many times peahens had used a certain nest.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison