Thousands of species of birds are found in the world. People like to keep some birds in their homes because of their beauty. But today we will tell you about a bird whose feather has been sold for lakhs of rupees. Yes, a feather of a bird has been sold for lakhs of rupees. Today we will tell you which bird is this, whose feather has been sold for lakhs of rupees.
Feather of Lakhs
There are many birds around the world, which are very beautiful in appearance. People want to capture the beauty of many birds in their cameras. Apart from this, there are many birds, whose feathers humans want to keep with them. One of them is the peacock feather. You must have seen pigeon feathers around your house, which are very beautiful in appearance. But today we are going to tell you about the feather of such a bird, whose small feather has been auctioned for Rs 23 lakh 66 thousand. Not only this, people were coming from far away just to see this feather. Now the question is what is there in this bird, due to which its price is so high."text-align: justify;">According to a BBC report, this feather belongs to the Huia bird of New Zealand. Actually, this bird has become extinct decades ago. According to the information, the Huia bird was considered sacred to the Maori people. It was a small bird of the Wattlebird family. Let us tell you that its feathers are very beautiful, with white tips on the edges. According to the information, feathers were often worn as headpieces by chiefs and their families. These people used to decorate the king’s crown. This feather is considered very valuable in royal families, even the feathers of this bird did not reach the common people.
Auction of Feathers
A feather of the Huia bird was auctioned in New Zealand. The auctioneer said that initially the price of this feather was expected to be 3000 dollars. According to the information, at the time of auction, it was sold at a price 450 percent higher than the previous record. The feather of the Huia bird was auctioned for 28,417 US dollars i.e. about 23 lakh 66 thousand rupees. According to the New Zealand Museum, the Huia bird was last seen in 1907.
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