The Dhaka Times Desk A female pigeon sold at auction in Belgium for nearly two million dollars. Which is about 17 crores in Bangladeshi taka!
The name of this pigeon is New Kim. This pigeon is two years old. It was put up for sale at an auction in Belgium last Sunday. A rich man in China bought the pigeon as a hobby.
This special breed of pigeon is better known as 'Racing Pigeon'. This is the first time that pigeons of this species have been sold at such high prices.
This particular breed of pigeon participates in flying competitions. Pigeons are usually released at a distance of 100 to 1000 km. The first to fly home is the winner. And then the owner will get a large sum of money.
The last winner of this pigeon race was Armando, who was later named after Formula One race champion Lewis Hamilton.
New Kim has also won several competitions since 2018 and has since retired. She also gave birth to several chicks in retirement. New Kim is owned by a Belgian family. Everyone was surprised that the pigeon was sold for this huge amount. The Chinese rich man who bought it, his hobby is collecting racing pigeons.
Note that pigeon racing has become very popular in China recently. New Kim girl is a pigeon and her price is so high. The reason is that he can be used in breeding pigeons of this species.
The winner of the auction, Chinese national Niu Kim, is expected to be employed in breeding pigeons of this competing breed.
Source: BBC Bangla.
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