Don't know what you've got 'til it's gone

Huia Mates   (Painting by JG Keulemans)

Right up there with the $14,450 LEGO gold brick and the $12,970 Winston cocktail is the $10,000 Huia feather.

Just one Huia feather can set an investor back thousands. There are just a few Huia feathers left in the entire world, but not one single Huia.

And why?  Because humans have not only avidly hunted these birds, but have also destroyed their habitat (the primary forests of New Zealand).

Now that Huias are extinct, humans are craving the little that’s left behind.  Don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone…

Resources

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-100-most-expensive-things-in-the-world/ss-BBRHw50?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=BHEA000#image=26

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