The Belgian race pigeon Golden Prince from Wevelgem has fetched €360,000 at an online auction.
Auction house Pipa claims that this makes Golden Prince the most expensive pigeon ever. The winning bid came from South Africa.
Golden Prince is part of a collection of 405 specimens of a race pigeon farmer in Wevelgem. Pipa calls it “the biggest auction of the season”.
The previous milestone was set in 2013 when €310,000 was paid for Bolt.