Myanmar Peacock (Tin Hlaing Oo)

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Rare species started, Myanmar peacock.
The peacock was for decades the official symbol of Burma's last kings, the Konbaung dynasty .
During his fight against the British in the early twentieth century, independence hero Aung San—the father of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi—created a magazine named the "Fighting Peacock".

Years later, Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy adopted the same bird as their party emblem in their long years of struggle against military rule.
Whenever protests broke out on the streets of Yangon, peacock flags could be seen fluttering above the crowds.
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2016-08-myanmar-peacock-national-dying-wild.html#jCp

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Great post, great pictures. Thanks for sharing!! Regards.

Thank a lot juanoreijuela. I want to meet you.

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