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Male Peacock
Photo: A male peacock displays elaborate plumage
WALLPAPER
A male peacock's unwieldy outfit suggests he's robust—or at least it may just look sexy. Regardless, females prefer elaborate, heavily spotted trains.
Photograph by Ingo Arndt

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