A racing pigeon, described as the `best long-distance pigeon of all time`, has been sold in an online auction for a fee of more than £1m, more than three times the previous world record. The Belgian bird, named Armando, was sold by auction house Pipa, on behalf of owner Joel Verschoot, for 1.25m euros (£1.07 million) after an online bidding war between two Chinese fanciers. `This pigeon has a race record that has never been matched by any other pigeon,` said Nikolaas Gyselbrecht, Pipa´s founder and chief executive. We´ll tell you what´s true. You can form your own view. From 15p EUR0.18 $0.18 USD 0.27 a day, more exclusives, analysis and extras. Subscribe now `In...
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