There is no denying that peacocks are some of the most beautiful (and slightly bizarre) animals on the planet. If you’ve ever seen a peacock at the zoo (or in the wild), you can’t have missed their incredible feathers. With huge, elaborate eye-spotted tail covert feathers, these birds look like a case of natural selection gone horribly awry – but in a completely fascinating way.

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The Legend of the Peacock Rain Dance

This phenomenon of seeing peacocks dance in the rain is far from a modern idea. In fact, for centuries, many people have believed (and still do) that peacocks tend to dance before the rain comes, essentially foretelling when a place might have a sudden shower.

However, as cool as that would be, that idea is now widely considered a superstition. The occurrence, when it does happen, is bizarre, but there has been no scientific proof discovered for this apparently prophetic ability. The real reason for this downpour dancing is actually all about being in the right place at the right time….

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