Can peacocks tell you when they are in danger?

Question

I worked in the zoo for two years and I have developed a friendship with one of the peacocks there. I can tell him apart from all of the others and there are more than twenty. He follows me, I feed him, he comes when I calll him, and lately he has been doing something strange.
When ever Im cleaning a animal paddock and he is nearby, and people are pestering him he lets out this loud squeel. Almost as if to say hey im in trouble come help me. When I come, he stops, and the people walk away. Therefore, the situation is resolved, I guess.
So Is this is way of telling me that he is in danger and I should come help?
I have heard so many diffrent sounds from him each as individual as the next, but this one was quite an alarming sound.
I just think its amazing.

Answer 1

Animals are amazing. They can communicate in so many different ways. Your peacock friend seems to have bonded with you and is relying on you to protect him. So yes, he can tell when he's in danger and cries out for help from the "head" bird in the flock! That would be you :-)

Answer 2

You have developed a good rapport with this bird and there is no doubt that it communicate with you as you communicate with it. Don’t forget we are all animals. The only exception is that we human beings talk with distinctive and different sounds to make words while other animals have limited sounds to communicate. Hence, we should not be surprised when we communicate with other animals via personal developed method of communication.

You seem to have a good capacity of doing that. Well done!

Answer 3

Peacocks do have a very loud "alarm" call to warn others of danger. I've heard it -- it is VERY distinctive!! Once the danger is gone, it will stop. Nice of you to help out your "friend" when he lets you know he is in trouble!!

"The loud alarm call of the peacock travels through the forest, alarming other birds and animals of danger."

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