Palestinian farmer's hopes to expand peacock farm – in pictures

Ghazi Fari currently owns 30 birds which he is raising as both a hobby and a source of income

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  A peacock chick hatches from an egg before being released from the farm of Palestinian man Ghazi Fari, in Araba in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. All photos: Reuters

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  Mr Fari, 44, raises peacocks on his own farm as a hobby and a source of income.

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  Mr Fari owns 30 peacocks and aspires to keep expanding. His son Jood, pictured, helps out too.

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  Mr Fari said he enjoys raising peacocks on his farm because of its 'beautiful colours'.

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  There are very limited numbers of peacocks in the Palestinian territories.

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  A peacock spreads his feathers on the farm of the Palestinian Ghazi Fari, in Araba in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 1, 2022. REUTERS / Raneen Sawafta

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