Move over, diamonds—there’s a new status symbol in town, and it’s a feather! A 9-gram huia bird feather just sold for a cool $28,365, proving that collectors will pay more for a rare bird’s plumage than most of us spend on rent. This extinct New Zealand bird’s feather is so fancy, it’s basically the Birkin bag of the avian world. Maori chiefs would approve!
The World’s Most Expensive Feather Weighs 9 Grams, Costs Almost $30,000
