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Melissa Gish is Associate Professor of English at Glenville State College in West Virginia She is the author of than 100 juvenile educational books on such topics as biography folklore science natural history and wildlife. Peacocks for sale craigslist 
A look at peacocks including their habitats physical characteristics such as the male s colorful plumage behaviors relationships with humans and the protected status of Congo and green peacocks in the world today Peacocks Living Wild I love this series of non fiction books about animals I now have a better understanding of why feral peacocks are running around Salt Lake City Utah Melissa Gish This is a good book for people of all ages It tells the history biology and ecology of peafowl plus it has a map a glossary and an index Melissa Gish Great for anyone ages 9 and up who is interested in peacocks The book is loaded with beautiful full color pictures and interesting facts even myths and folklore Gish covers the three species of peafowl and their challenges to survival To keep the attention of young people she references several pop culture appearances of peacocks Children younger than 9 years old may still enjoy this book but may lose interest about halfway through Melissa Gish Large colorful photographs of these majestic birds are the highlight of this nonfiction book about peacocks The book is quite informative and I have to admit that I learned a lot about the birds such as the following 1 The respective native peacock is the national bird of both India and the Democratic Republic of the Congo p 11 2 The difference in size and color between males and females is called sexual dimorphism p 15 3 The iridescent color of their feathers is from biochromes which are substances the body produces from chemical processes p 15 4 The long tail feathers are called covert feathers p 15 5 At the height of mating season a mature peacock s train can have as many as 200 individual feathers p 15 6 The distinctive eye like image on the tail feathers is called an ocellus p 16 7 Peacocks can make noise as loud as a police siren up to 100 decibels p 16 8 Their feet have three toes pointing forward and one toe pointing backwards called anisodactyl feet p 16 9 They have four special cells called photoreceptors in each eye which allows them to see ultraviolet light p 19 10 A group of peacocks is sometimes called an ostentation p 22 11 The first egg or eggs that the peahen lays is called a decoy egg and is laid out in the open after which the peahen heads in the opposite direction to lay the rest of her eggs p 23 12 The early Catholics adopted the peacock as a symbol of resurrection and immortality p 31 13 The peacock was so grateful for its beauty that it laid itself down face forward five times in reverence to God This is how the Muslim ritual of praying five times a day came to be p 33 14 The peacock spider of Australia dances and raises a colorful tail fan to impress females during courtship p 41 With a glossary bibliography and index this is a fairly comprehensive book about this beautiful Phasian bird Melissa Gish I got this for the toddler who loves peacocks and while he loved all the large and detailed photos there was a bit too much information in this book for his attention span and level of comprehension I however very much enjoyed its thoroughness and would recommend this book for anyone child or otherwise who is interested in peacocks on any level Melissa Gish
| Peacocks (Living Wild) By Melissa Gish |
| 1608187071 |
| 9781608187072 |
| English |
| 46 |
| Library Binding |
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