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Prized Falcon Sells for Dh600,000 on Final Day of Adihex
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Posted on 10/24/2023 9:46:10 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Prized falcon sells for Dh600,000 on final day of Adihex Bidders from across region flock to Abu Dhabi during week-long celebration of Emirati culture and tradition A falcon worth Dh600,000 is auctioned off at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition at Adnec, Abu Dhabi on Friday. Ruel Pableo for The National
A falcon worth Dh600,000 is auctioned off at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition at Adnec, Abu Dhabi on Friday. Ruel Pableo for The National
A prized falcon fetched Dh600,000 ($163,380) at an auction held on the final day of the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition.
Dozens of pedigree birds of prey have been on sale throughout the week at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, with the event ending on Friday at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
Breeders and merchants have winged their way to the cultural event in the hope of earning big sales.
The Dh600,000 falcon sale topped the bill at the final auction of Adihex 2023, becoming the latest bird to go for an impressive sum.
At Adihex last year, one bidder spent a record Dh1.01 million for a Pure Gyr American ultra-white falcon.
On Thursday, 25 of the UAE's finest racing camel prospects were sold for a total of Dh1.2 million at another auction at Adihex.
People flocked to the capital from all across the region to place their bids for the cream of the camel competition.
Auctions of young male and female camels – as well as top falcon breeds – are among the highlights of the annual Adihex event.
The top camel this year was sold for Dh120,000, a fee the new owner will aim to surpass with wins on the track during camel racing season.
More than 1,200 exhibitors from 65 countries converged on Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre for the 20th Adihex.
The cultural extravaganza celebrates Emirati heritage, paying tribute to a love of ancient hunting sports dating back centuries.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: abudhabi
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To: nickcarraway
Let me guess. A Diamondback Falcon?
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posted on
10/24/2023 9:47:41 PM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
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To: nickcarraway
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posted on
10/24/2023 9:49:20 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(America Owes Anita Bryant An Enormous Apology)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
10/24/2023 9:50:38 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(Lord, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
To: nickcarraway
People flocked to the capital from all across the region to place their bids for the cream of the camel competition. Eww!
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posted on
10/24/2023 9:57:56 PM PDT
by
BykrBayb
(Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. PTL ~ Þ)
To: BykrBayb
Campbell’s Cream of Camel Condensed Soup
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posted on
10/24/2023 10:04:17 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: BykrBayb
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posted on
10/24/2023 10:06:47 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: Larry Lucido
I had a 1961 Falcon, 4 cylinder, 2 speed automatic.
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posted on
10/24/2023 10:13:27 PM PDT
by
mfish13
(Elections have Consequences.)
To: mfish13
They were nice little cars. The Mercury Comet was its sister.
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posted on
10/24/2023 10:15:21 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(Lord, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
To: mfish13
My ‘61 Falcon was in white with a three-on-the-tree.
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posted on
10/24/2023 10:29:27 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(Common sense isn’t common anymore)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
Ah Yes. Takes me back to the case of the “Maltese Falcon”...
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posted on
10/24/2023 10:47:23 PM PDT
by
Doc91678
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To: Cobra64
My grandfather’s was beige with the column shifter also.
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posted on
10/24/2023 11:09:02 PM PDT
by
steve86
(Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
To: Doc91678
👍 “The stuff that dreams are made of.”
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posted on
10/24/2023 11:54:01 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(Lord, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
To: nickcarraway
That pic is an immature Gyrfalcon, a bird of the Arctic.
Gotta wonder how it will take to a new life in the hot desert of the Middle East…
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posted on
10/25/2023 3:07:20 AM PDT
by
Flycatcher
(God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
To: Cobra64
OUrs was powder blue with the cove in white. Never saw another painted like that. Fun little car. Wish I had driven one with 3 on the tree.
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posted on
10/25/2023 4:38:23 AM PDT
by
mfish13
(Elections have Consequences.)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
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posted on
10/25/2023 4:38:56 AM PDT
by
mfish13
(Elections have Consequences.)
To: Governor Dinwiddie
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posted on
10/25/2023 4:44:11 AM PDT
by
abb
To: mfish13
Nice. If you drove it to Malta, Montana, it could be a Maltese Falcon.
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posted on
10/25/2023 4:55:17 AM PDT
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Larry Lucido
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To: nickcarraway
Great post!
I have nothing to contribute other than that Cream of the Camel is coincidentally a 1972 Swedish movie produced for export, which was later banned by Ayatollah Khomeini.
The ban was lifted some years later when bedouin goats-milk lobby groups successfully established in the Court of the Grand Caliphate that "limitations on cinematic cultural treasures" were adversely affecting the mental health of the domestic goat (capra circus,) and thereby milk production for export.
It was a landmark case.
I do not kid you.
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posted on
10/25/2023 5:56:10 AM PDT
by
golux
To: Cobra64
They made good “gassers”.
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posted on
10/25/2023 6:18:01 AM PDT
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showme_the_Glory
(No more rhyming, and I mean it.........)
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