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For all the talk about horses, the Kentucky Derby has a lot of peacocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Sunset runs amid free-roaming peacocks and ghaf trees in a surprisingly rural area behind the skyscrapers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

On the course, elaborate tombs of the city's past rulers poke through tangled trees that are home to peacocks, troops of monkeys and mongooses.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

Since then, several generations of peacocks have enjoyed the hotel’s hospitality.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

“Anne,” she said, “I think I’m going gaga. What’s the name of that pub with the river terrace and the peacocks? Where is it?”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman