Dubai's Prince Buys $2.7 Million Camel
Dubai's crown prince paid $2.7 million for a camel during a desert festival that included a ca,el beauty contest in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, state-run media said on Tuesday, April 8, 2008. Sheik Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the son of Dubai's ruler, Sheik Mohammed, bought 16 camels for $4.5 million, including one female camel for $2.7 million, the state news agency WAM reported.