A stolen pigeon valued at $184,000 has a $12,250 reward on its head, assuming the thief knew what he or she took and wasn't just looking for a nice squab dinner.
The Associated Press reported police in Germany as saying on Tuesday that the 6-year-old male homing pigeon, named AS 969, was stolen at some point on Saturday night from a locked aviary in the Duesseldorf suburbs.
They say the light gray bird's 150,000-euros value was placed by its owner.
Police suspect the thief or thieves were "connoisseurs" as the bird was the most valuable in an aviary full of other homing pigeons.
The owner is offering the reward for the bird's recovery.