Why do peacocks have such long necks? Is it for feeding?

Subject: Why do peacocks have such long necks? Is it for feeding?

Date: Fri Feb 2 15:03:13 2001
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Area of science: Zoology
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Looking for analagies from human behavior to bird feeding habits (i.e., 
hummingbird drinks nectar in same way humans use straw to sip juice, or 
swallow catches insects akin to the way humans use a butterfly net).  What 
would be an analgous human behavior to the way a peacock eats?  How about a 
mourning dove?

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