Flashermac Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Dubai crown prince buys camel for record US$2.7 million ABU DHABI (AFP) - The crown prince of the United Arab Emirates of Dubai has bought a female camel for a record US$2.72 million, an organiser at a [color:red]camel beauty pageant[/color] said on Monday. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum "bought camels... worth 16.5 million dirhams ($4.49 million), including a female camel... for 10 million dirhams ($2.72 million)," Hamad bin Kardoum al-Amiri said. Amiri, quoted by the official WAM news agency, made the remarks on the sidelines of the nine-day beauty pageant which opened on Wednesday in the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi. More than 10,000 camels -- including females which are the fastest racing camels -- from across the Gulf are competing for prize money totalling around $9.5 million. One hundred cars are also up for grabs. The contest is part of a camel festival in Abu Dhabi that aims to celebrate and preserve the region's cultural heritage. Oil-rich Abu Dhabi, one of seven emirates that make up the UAE federation, produced the world's first test-tube purebred camel and has begun using remote-controlled robot riders in its camel races in place of child jockeys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Some people have waaaaaaaaay tooooooo much $$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Say that again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torrenova Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 They should be locked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 The camels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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