Belgian Racing Pigeon, New Kim
NOVEMBER 15, 2020
An unidentified Chinese buyer, on Sunday, paid a world record €1.6 million ($1.9 million) for a female homing pigeon called New Kim, online auctioneers Pigeon Paradise (PIPA) has announced.
The sale beat the €1.25 million paid for male pigeon Armando last year, according to PIPA.
AFP reports that New Kim, a well-bred two-year-old from a renowned Antwerp loft, was put up for auction at just 200 euros.
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“I believe it’s a world record, there has never been an officially documented sale at such a price,” PIPA chairman Nikolaas Gyselbrecht told AFP.
“I didn’t think we could reach that amount.”
The buyer, who was not named, “will probably want to breed her”, he added.
New Kim won the 2018 crown as “Ace Pigeon Grand National Middle Distance” in competitions held at Châteauroux and Argenton-sur-Creuse in France.
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