KOMPAS.com – Peacocks are known for their enchanting feather colors and motifs. These feathers make the peacock look elegant and beautiful when walking.
However, these beautiful feathers are not used for flying. Peacocks can fly, but they don’t use this skill like most other birds.
On average, peacocks spend only 2 percent of their time flying, and they are not particularly graceful birds when flying.
How high can a peacock fly?
The flight ability of peacocks depends on certain conditions in their environment. Unlike most flying birds, they do not use their wings to migrate or swoop down on their prey.
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In contrast, for peacocks, flight has evolved as a secondary method of navigation, with their primary means of locomotion being the feet.
Peacock’s claws allow them to run quickly, and their claws may also serve as a brutal defense mechanism against predators.
Peacocks often start flying while running and jumping several times to build momentum before finally launching their bodies.
By flapping their wings as hard as they can, they can reach a height of about 2.5 meters, about twice their body height. However, the weight and body design of peacocks does not allow them to stay in the air for long.
Although peacocks can gain some distance by launching higher branches, the average peacock will not fly a distance greater than about 1 km.
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2024-02-28 05:30:00
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