Beautiful Animals

I just noticed that the "eyes" on the feathers of the white peacock didn't quite form correctly. I wonder if the shape of the feathers is somehow connected to their color?

I don't know but I'd venture that the albino peacock is quite common and not a degeneration of the usual one.



Compared to the regular:

The white peacock doesn't seem to have pink eyes. Is it a true albino or is it just a white strain?

Ah ha, I just looked it up. It's not an albino, it's a strain of Indian Blue.

That explains the feather differences.

A White-Blue Hybrid.

WOW! What a beautiful sight!

Since you follow Wandel's evolution thread I don't have to quote Darwin to you - he has an entire chapter commiserating with assorted male animals, including peacocks, for the heartbreakingly intense evolutionary efforts they make to attract a female of the species and get romantic with her, so to speak - and he does regretfully add words to the effect females are free to look as drab as they want. How come things changed since he wrote?!

I loved the half-snowy, half-speckled peacock, so very similar to (ladies') clothes I watched shown today; collection is called "resort". With apologies to our hostess, and knowing full well this isn't directly related to animals, I thought you would all like to see the brightest "white-blue" action in the skies (ultraviolet aka high-energy part of the spectrum) just now, two massive galaxies colliding; the picture is called "Starburst":

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1332379/Brightest-starburst-spotted-space-huge-galaxies-collide.html

High Seas, Yup, the males (especially birds) have evolved life-threatening aspects to attract females. Life threatening? The birds can barely fly. Evolution is sometimes strange.

Thanks for the beautiful celestial photo.

Thanks Francis...one wierd looking creature...I wonder what intelligent design was thinking of when that was created ?

White is strained Indian Blue ? Thats straining the inagination....

I've seen white peacocks and colorful peacocks. Never saw a half and half before. In a woid, wow.

Panther chameleon:

S'pose his mom thinks he's very pretty - but all he makes me think of is shoes and handbags. Is the critter endangered? Saurians generally are.

High Seas, I may have seen chameleon leather, but I didn't know what it was. And yes, they are endangered. Disappearing habitats.

Sumatran orangutan and baby:

I keep coming back to this photo and I dont see why they named it Panther....dont they like Panthers ?
It looks more like a parrot-sloth-lizard.

Left cow: Kilroy was here?? I don't get Farmer Joe's reference?
Right cow: (((sigh))) Your Harvard degree was for not! What a waste!

Ionus, I have not idea why the chameleon is called the panther chameleon. Sometimes animals have a name you just can't figure out.

Izzie, Love the domestic due. Looks very blissful. Also like the cow shots. Feline, canine, and bovine. You're too much.

White crested laughing thrush:

Can you tell I'm in the mood for cute?