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Pavo cristatus
The peacock was once considered a sacred animal in India. Who killed a peacock would be sentenced to death. Today this custom does not exist already, but still dozens of peacocks walking freely by certain Hindu temples and are fed by priests.
India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Open forests, secondary forests, orchards and fields around settlements, up to 2000 meters of altitude.
This specimens from the "Parque Zoológico de São Paulo"
Spotted on Aug 21, 2012
Submitted on Dec 19, 2012
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