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Canarian Weekly
06-09-2019, 12:25
THE words “peacock” and “camouflage” are generally considered opposites. But researchers, based in Pennsylvania, now argue that the vivid colours of the flightless bird*conceal it from predatory mammals. To the human eye, the tail feathers of the male peacock stand out like the proverbial sore thumb. However, the retina of the human eye possesses three […]

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