The wind had blown the fog away, and the sky was like a monstrous
peacock's tail, starred with myriads of golden eyes.
The
peacock's tail or facial hair in men are classic examples of such features.
From a great horned owl's head to a
peacock's tail, it's fun guessing birds by their body parts!
Sexual selection, how animals attract and choose mates, can be thanked for showy traits such as the elegant
peacock's tail, the grand antlers of a stag, and the bushy mane of a lion.
For instance, the Elemis Pro Collagen Age-Defying Facial, AED 600, contains red coral and Padina pavonica algae, known as
Peacock's Tail, while the organic oils used in the Soul Signature Massage, AED 500, leave the skin feeling supple.
For instance, the Elemis Pro Collagen Age-Defying Facial (Dh600/$163.3) contains red coral and Padina pavonica algae, known as
Peacock's Tail, while the organic oils used in the Soul Signature Massage (Dh500/$136) leave the skin feeling supple.
Was it some kind of architectural
peacock's tail? If so, at whom was the advertisement aimed?
At the end of Cedar Street, The
Peacock's Tail sat in the shadow of the I-90 overpass, its ornamental brickwork and arched windows clashing with the giant concrete feet that held the highway aloft.
Anomalies like the
peacock's tail led Darwin to propose the theory of sexual selection: some traits evolve because they carry a reproductive advantage.
Be it something akin to a tensed claw, swan beak or
peacock's tail, the dancers' hands took on lives of their own and formed a common thread through the piece.
The integrated movement of the Lady Compliquee was created exclusively for Faberge; the manually-wound, retrograde movement features four
peacock's tail feathers, each moving simultaneously but at different speeds, so telling the time in a uniquely poetic way.
The next plate finds Dante, in one of the most carefully worked-up illustrations of the series, standing before Beatrice's chariot: a hallucinatory allegory, feathered and eyed like a
peacock's tail, as much alive as the griffon drawing it.