and even more astounding when the pet is not a dog or a cat, but a peacock. A video making the rounds on social media shows a woman carrying a peacock onboard a plane, surprising other passengers.

while Lord Byron also kept peacocks as pets when living in Italy. Mick Smurthwaite, site manager for Newstead Abbey, said the peacocks are "our most famous residents" among a host of wildlife at ...

But, peacocks and their less colorful female counterparts ... in the U.S. to domesticate peafowl and have them as outdoor pets. How did these birds end up in this quiet Grand Strand neighborhood?

Australia's growing peacock population has been well documented ... Brisbane were set to ban residents from keeping the birds as pets, or else face fines of up to $6,300 Australian dollars ...