Extinct great auk replica sells for £25K

[Still Waters]

A replica of a giant penguin-like bird which became extinct nearly 200 years ago has sold at auction for £25,000.

The great auk was hunted to extinction in the mid-19th Century for its feathers to make pillows.

In the 1920s, to meet demand from collectors for specimens, Rowland Ward Ltd started producing replicas of the extinct bird using razorbill feathers.

The black and white bird sold for £25,000 at auction in Gloucestershire, smashing its expected £8,000 estimate.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-54482191

[SHaYap]

So now they're gonna extinct the elephants and sell replicas for millions... 

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