There is a number of mythological stories behind the reproduction in peacock. Peacock is the National Bird of India. Peacock was declared the National Bird of India in 1963. The peacock was selected to be declared the national bird because it has a good religious involvement in Indian culture and traditions. Besides this it is well distributed in India and everybody knows it well. So, it can be justified as the National bird of India.
Peacock carries lots of mythological facts behind itself. According to Mahabharata Bheeshma Pitamah abducted Amba and refused to marry her. Amba took AGNI SAMADHI, entered the fire and reborn as Shikhandi who took revenge from Bhishma in the war of Kurukshetra. The word 'Shikhandi' means Peacock.
On the other hands we can find a mythological story in Ramayana too. When Indra cheated Ahilya and was caught by Gautama Maharishi, he was cursed to have one thousand vaginas on his body which made Indra's life miserable. Later by the grace of lord Shiva those vaginas were transformed into one thousand eyes. It is also said that Ram turned Indra into a peacock with one thousand eyes in the tail.
One of the most viral mythological fact about peacock is that they don't reproduce by physical mating. When peahen drinks tears of peacock, peahen gets pregnant and lays eggs. Hence, peacock is the symbol of purity. Thus, peacock is considered to be a chaste and pious creature and hence, lord Krishna chose peacock feather for his crown. Somebody must have made this pleasing and enchanting story for justifying the selection of peacock feather for the crown of lord Krishna.
Now let's talk about scientific facts about the reproduction of peacock. The story of shedding tears is 200% fake story because birds do not shed tears but it doesn't mean that birds don't have tear ducts. They do. Birds do not shed tears because an inner eyelid protects the eyes and keeps it clean and moist.
All the well developed animals reproduce sexually and hence peacocks also do. In their mating season, spring, peacocks make small territories in an arrangement known as lek. They spread their feathers in a very grand manner, dance and produce specific sound to attract peahen. A peahen visits many territories and makes selection which peacock it is going to have sex with. Once a peahen selects a peacock to have sex, peacock perches the back of peahen and ejaculates sperms into the sex organ of the peahen.
For watching peacock mating you can go to the link given below.
Peacock carries lots of mythological facts behind itself. According to Mahabharata Bheeshma Pitamah abducted Amba and refused to marry her. Amba took AGNI SAMADHI, entered the fire and reborn as Shikhandi who took revenge from Bhishma in the war of Kurukshetra. The word 'Shikhandi' means Peacock.
On the other hands we can find a mythological story in Ramayana too. When Indra cheated Ahilya and was caught by Gautama Maharishi, he was cursed to have one thousand vaginas on his body which made Indra's life miserable. Later by the grace of lord Shiva those vaginas were transformed into one thousand eyes. It is also said that Ram turned Indra into a peacock with one thousand eyes in the tail.
One of the most viral mythological fact about peacock is that they don't reproduce by physical mating. When peahen drinks tears of peacock, peahen gets pregnant and lays eggs. Hence, peacock is the symbol of purity. Thus, peacock is considered to be a chaste and pious creature and hence, lord Krishna chose peacock feather for his crown. Somebody must have made this pleasing and enchanting story for justifying the selection of peacock feather for the crown of lord Krishna.
Now let's talk about scientific facts about the reproduction of peacock. The story of shedding tears is 200% fake story because birds do not shed tears but it doesn't mean that birds don't have tear ducts. They do. Birds do not shed tears because an inner eyelid protects the eyes and keeps it clean and moist.
All the well developed animals reproduce sexually and hence peacocks also do. In their mating season, spring, peacocks make small territories in an arrangement known as lek. They spread their feathers in a very grand manner, dance and produce specific sound to attract peahen. A peahen visits many territories and makes selection which peacock it is going to have sex with. Once a peahen selects a peacock to have sex, peacock perches the back of peahen and ejaculates sperms into the sex organ of the peahen.
For watching peacock mating you can go to the link given below.
