peahen in a sentence
pronunciation: [ [ 'pi:'hen ] ]
Examples
- Peahens pay careful attention to the different parts of a peacock's train during his display.
- Worse, the female ( the peahen ) would, he argues, be conspicuous in those conditions.
- According to a rough estimate, there are more than 1, 000 peacocks and peahen in the sanctuary.
- Peafowls exhibit sexual selection in that peahens look for peacocks who have more eyes on their tail feathers.
- A hermit directed him to a castle, he found the ninth peahen, and they were married at once.
- For instance, peahens prefer to mate with brightly colored, long-tailed peacocks, while women prefer tall men.
- Takahashi et al ., 2008, found no evidence that peahens expressed any preference for males with more elaborate trains.
- A peahen, offered as part of a couple by Indian Prime Minister Indira Ghandi in 1981, also met its maker.
- On hearing that nine peahens bathed in the lake outside, he set out, despite her efforts to have him stay.
- Both peacocks and peahens can be found roaming the village throughout the year and are joined by numerous chicks from June onwards.