Today, West Africa is home to some of the poorest nations in the world. But from the 8th century to the 16th, things were very much different. The kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were dazzling pinnacles of wealth and culture.
Often brightly colored with large, fan-like tails that can span 60 inches, peacocks are the male members of a species of bird in the same family as the pheasants native to North America. Peacocks are often kept as pets or farmed for their beautiful tail feathers, which have made them a national symbol in India.he green peafowl is native to Burma and Java, while the blue comes from India and Sri Lanka. These countries are home to a wide range of large hunters, and peacocks have fallen prey to the likes of large jungle cats such as leopards and tigers, but also to smaller animals, like the mongoose or stray dogs.
1 More than 60% of the peacockâs body is covered with feathers. 2  The males are chosen by females on the basis of their color, size, and length of the feathers. 3  Peafowl lays 3 â 5 eggs in one month. 4  The average lifespan of peacocks is 20 years.5  The peacocks are 35 â 50 in (90 â 130 cm) long. In females, there is a mixture of dull green and brown color in a plumage. 2  The plumage color differs as we move around several peacock species. 3  The color of the wings is black but it gives blue shine. 4  There is a combination of red and blue color in brown feathers.