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"In November 2020, a Belgian racing pigeon called New Kim sold at auction for
£1.44 million. The record price offered a striking insight into the money,
competition and international interest surrounding pigeon fancying.
The breeding and keeping of pigeons for racing or showing is practised
worldwide, with particularly valuable European birds attracting buyers from as
far away as China. The UK remains one of the sport’s traditional heartlands.
Every January, thousands of fanciers (people who breed birds) travel to
Blackpool for the British Homing World Show of the Year. They browse trade
stalls, meet friends and admire birds with elaborate head feathers, curled
plumage and colours ranging from warm reds to iridescent greens.
Among the prize birds, our research team is there for a different purpose: we
collect blood samples from the fanciers."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
