Anatomy: The male peafowl, the peacock, is about 7 feet long with a full train. The female, the peahen, is about 3 feet long. Both have a fan-shaped crest on the head called the corona. The peacock has a long, brilliantly colored train of feathers that grow from its shimmering green back.
Maryville College 502 E. Lamar Alexander Pkwy Maryville, TN 37804. Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) is a conference for girls in middle school. This day-long event will include hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) led by real women scientists. At the conference, girls will get a chance to meet STEM role models and learn more about careers in those fields.
Oroville >> Oroville Hospital lost its trauma center designation as of Jan. 1, which will route some ambulance patients to hospitals in Chico and Marysville for emergency medical care. The Sierra Sacramento Valley Emergency Medical Services Agency revoked the hospitalâs designation after its failure to address more than a dozen tasks identified in 2013, and provide a timeline for those corrections.