kedreeva:kedreeva: kedreeva: reblogosaurusrex:kedreeva:kedreeva:These two pictures are of a pe
kedreeva:kedreeva: kedreeva: reblogosaurusrex: kedreeva: kedreeva: These two pictures are of a peahen (top photo from April 2019, and bird on the left in the bottom is the same bird in November 2019) that is currently going through a transformation from traditional hen plumage to cock plumage- which I suppose makes him a peacock now! The bird is 17 years old and while this sort of transformation is not unheard of (called “henopause” because it usually happens to older hens), it’s not usually such a stark difference. This bird went all out though! [Source] Here is an 18 year old pea that began life as a hen, but stopped laying at 14 years old and grew in male plumage! And a blackshoulder peahen: Who 14 years later decided nah, and swapped to male blackshoulder colors; QUITE the difference! [Source] And a video from a very confused man who has had this happen 5 times on his farm so far: Peacocks said trans rights! Another transitioning bird was posted to the group I’m in not long ago! (source) Another bird, this one only 2 years old, was posted yesterday. The owner had this bird genetically tested after she noticed a lack of displaying among other typical “peacock” behavior. The result came back as a hen, which means most likely this bird’s working ovary (birds only develop one, the left one) has been compromised or failed to develop normally, resulting in male plumage at a very young age.(source) Because this transition only occurs when the hen’s working ovary (they only have 1, the left one) stops working (or fails to start), thus ceasing production of the hormones which suppress male plumage, they are not fertile. They also do not change sex organs, just their plumage. It’s Pride again, so please enjoy my collection of trans peafowl! -- source link