The most expensive pigeon in the world was sold for $1.9 million.
In the pigeon racing world, breeding brings big bucks — but never before as much as for New Kim, a 2-year-old female pigeon who sold for a record 1.6 million euros, about $1.9 million, after a bidding war between two Chinese buyers at a Belgian auction.
Chinese buyer, publicly identified by the pigeon auction house PIPA only by the pseudonym Super Duper.
Source: nytimes.com