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... India had named the Indian Peafowl ( Pavo cristatus ) , also called the Blue Peafowl , as the National Bird of India . Renowned ornithologist , the late Dr. Salim Ali , once told me that the choice was between the Indian Peafowl and the ...
... India had named the Indian Peafowl ( Pavo cristatus ) , also called the Blue Peafowl , as the National Bird of India . Renowned ornithologist , the late Dr. Salim Ali , once told me that the choice was between the Indian Peafowl and the ...
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... India in the third century BC , he took back with him to Macedonia several Indian peafowl . In early Christian art , two peacocks facing each other represented the souls of the faithful drinking from the Fountain of Life and there was a ...
... India in the third century BC , he took back with him to Macedonia several Indian peafowl . In early Christian art , two peacocks facing each other represented the souls of the faithful drinking from the Fountain of Life and there was a ...
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... Indian Peafowl very special in India . Added to it is the fact that this is one bird that is known in every household throughout India and even the children get to know about it quite early in life . Perhaps one reason is that Indian ...
... Indian Peafowl very special in India . Added to it is the fact that this is one bird that is known in every household throughout India and even the children get to know about it quite early in life . Perhaps one reason is that Indian ...
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