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With one exception all pheasant species, including peafowl,
originate from Asia.
In many, the cock is gorgeously coloured and extravagantly marked. Vigorous
displays enhance these attributes - all to impress as many females as will
mate with him.
Though storks and ibis are apparently similar to cranes they are unrelated.
Storks and ibis nest in company, off the ground, usually up in trees. The
young stay in the nest for several weeks after hatching. Long legs, necks
and bills indicate food foraging characteristics in common - walking through
grassland or wading in shallow water seeking a variety of small animal
and plant life. |
