A Chinese buys a pigeon for 1.6 million euros
The pigeon «New Kim» has become the most expensive bird of its kind in the world.
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A pigeon pigeon, sourced from a Belgian farm, was sold to a Chinese buyer at a record price of 1.6 million euros, at an online auction organized by the specialized platform "Pigeon Parade" (PEPA).
New Chem, a female sourced from a famous farm in the Antwerp region, became the most expensive bird of its kind in the world, and preceded another bird from Flanders, the male «Armando», who sold at a price of 1.25 million euros in 2019 to the same buyer, according to officials. In "Pepa".
The founder of "Pepa" and its general manager, Nicholas Giselbrecht, confirmed that the price at which the pigeon was sold constituted a "world record", explaining that "any documented sale, officially, did not achieve this price", before today.
He added, "I did not think it would be possible to reach this amount," expecting that the buyer, whose identity has not been revealed, would be "undoubtedly willing" to marry the female he bought with males.
He noted that this female belongs to a prestigious lineage.
It should be noted that "New Kim", which is two years old, and was offered for sale mainly at a price of 200 euros, used to participate in pigeon competitions.
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