The Beauty of a Peafowl and the Intelligence of a Monkey

A pidgin saying goes thus; "monkey no fine, but in mama like am". This means that, no matter how ugly a monkey is, the mother will always appreciate it. What do we classify as beauty? Sometimes it is in the eyes of the beholder, sometimes it is the outward look that is appreciated, other times it is classified as good character. Beauty is a combination of qualities, such as shape, colour, or form that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight. It is often used as a general term of approval.

Monkeys are one of the funniest animals on earth.  They have over 250 breeds of their species and their intelligence can be measured according to the human intelligence. In this vein, monkeys can be regarded as having a beautified intelligence despite their ugly looking nature. They have feelings, emotions, love, hate, compassion just like a man. If a baby monkey is groomed, it can reflect the beauty in its nature to man.

A peacock is beautiful, but it is known as a proud bird (animal). Most people know this bird as peacock, but the general name is peafowl, while the male is peacock, female is peahen,  and the babies are called peachicks. A peafowl believes in its beautiful feathers and this makes it feel like the most beautiful bird in the world.

The monkey and the peafowl have been enjoying a general term that is not meant only for them. There are so many ugly animals in the jungle, even in the river, and there are so many beautiful animals on earth. Humans have not been adventurous enough to see some wonders of nature and this has caused the peafowl to feel too relevant, and also caused the monkey to feel less loved.

In a research done by Thomas Swan, he rated some animals as most beautiful animals. Mandarin fish, Fennec Fox, Black Backed Kingfisher, Zanzibar Red, Colobus Caracal, Candy Crab, Swallow- tailed Humming bird, Poison Dart Frog, Tiger, Sunset Moth are the animals classified as 10 most beautiful animals from the bottom to the top and it amazed me that Peafowl is no where to be found in the classification. In another research, Blobfish, Tarsier, Angora rabbit and some others were ranked as the 10 most ugly animals, and to my surprise, monkeys, gorilla and chimpanzees are no where to be found.

You might feel you are the ugliest human being on earth, or probably the most beautiful, that means you have not been adventurous. If you move far from your comfort or oppressing zone, you will see people that are uglier than you and the ones that are more beautiful than you. Beauty is indeed in the eyes of the beholder, let's appreciate nature and creations.