In Popular Culture
In the 2009 Disney-Pixar Film Up, the large flightless tropical bird "Kevin" (which is actually a female) is based upon the iridescent appearance of a male Himalayan Monal found at the Sacramento Zoo. The bird, named Genghis, has since died.
Scottish band Mogwaï played a song called Danphe and the Brain on their album The Hawk is Howling.
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