As simple as the question is, my answer a day ago would’ve been I don’t know, because I didn’t know. So can they fly? photo Credit
Some days ago I saw a video of a peacock walking on top of a building and the questions arise, how the hell did this long tailed bird got up there, can they fly? Surely if the fly they would be double of their beauty. So I got into a quick research, and here is what I found. photo Credit
Going through some stuffs online, I found funny articles all around. In one, a person asked, can peacocks fly? And the person answering the question said, that is a dumb question, because “The clue is boldly in the word bird” and the next picture shown there is that of flying penguins, lol.
If the word bird means I fly, then penguins are high flyers. Very funny, penguins don’t fly. But can peacocks fly? Yes! photo Credit
In case you met a peacock at your window, don’t openly run towards it, you will be surprise as it leaps off very lightly and gingerly into the air. Peacocks fly, but you are right, not as high as most birds and not for a long distance. It just flies and lands on a low hanging branch, and from that one to another, sort of short leaps.
While trying to find out if peacocks fly, I also found out that…
· The term "peacock" is commonly used to refer to birds of both sexes. Technically, only males are peacocks. Females are peahens, and together, they are called peafowl. And of course baby peacocks are peachicks.
