A Dutch pigeon fancier sold one of his birds for the world record sum of $418,000 during an internet auction.
Pieter Veenstra auctioned 245 pigeons on the Belgian website Pigeon Paradise for over $3.2 million, including the record-breaking hen, of the Dolce Vita breed.
The buyer, Hu Zhen Yu, isa Chinese shipping magnate, who bought the bird for breeding rather than racing in China, where pigeon fancying is a fast growing sport.
