Why are male peacock feathers more colorful

In Animals, Science & Nature, Video / 5 November 2014

Ever wonder why only male peacocks have such extravagant plumage? We ask caretaker Gwendolyn Cooper at Smithsonian’s National Zoo to explain.

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Tags: chromatics, conservation biology