Young Peafowl males try their new plumes, look a little silly without full train of feathers, in Delhi

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In a Delhi garden, a pair of young and immature peacocks try to impress a female peahen, but to no avail. Their feathers have not grown fully and she looks at them with disdain, totally unimpressed! The peacock (also known as peafowl) is a medium sized bird most closely related to the pheasant. Unlike its common pheasant cousin that inhabits areas of the Northern Hemisphere, the peacock is found in the warmer climate of the Southern Hemisphere, with the peacock being most commonly found in India.The male peacock is most well known for its enormous tail feathers that fan out behind the peacock and can be nearly two meters in length. This colourful display of the peacock is thought to be used for both mating and defence purposes. The male peacock attracts a female to mate with by showing off