Feathers

The peacock can be seen displaying his bright beautiful feathers mostly during breeding season in the Spring.

Apart from displaying his feathers and train, he will also guard his territory and make loud noise to ward off other males.

The reason a peacock has such a bright and dramatic train is to attract the attention of peahens, who normally choose their mates based on the size, color and quality of the feathers and train.

With a fairly large wingspan around 4.9 feet (1.5 meters) and it's large feathers, the peacock is one of the largest flying birds on earth.

Every year, the male peafowl will replenish his feathers - no wonder the color always stays so good!

If the feathers of a peacock still weren't impressive enough, they are covered in tiny crystals which play a large part in attracting the females.

Male ostriches have black feathers and female ostriches have gray and brown feathers.

Both males and females have white feathers on their wings and tails.

When baby eagles are born, they are covered in gray feathers and don't have the typical brown and white pattern until they are 4 years old.

Eagle feathers are in high demand across North America, but it is illegal to hunt or kill eagles and get them.

In particular, the feathers create much higher drag, causing the shuttlecock to decelerate more rapidly.

Shuttlecocks were traditionally made from feathers that are gathered from the left wing of a goose.

It takes about 16 feathers to make the shuttlecock.