The million-dollar bird

A pigeon gets some respect

March 19, 2019 at 9:24PM

You think pigeons don't deserve respect?

Sunday, in England, a pigeon named Armando was sold for the equivalent of $1.41 million. Two Chinese pigeon fanciers pushed the price to a record height as they sought the bird.

Armando is a racing pigeon. Chances are his racing days are over, and he now will stand at stud or whatever it's called in the pigeon world.

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