Sheikh Mohammed bin Sultan Al Nahyan bought Mabrukan, one of the winners of the 2008 Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival for over $4 million and a female camel for $3 million as a mate.
Over 10,000 pure-bred camels worth $270 million took to the catwalk during the event, declared the biggest camel show in history with over $9.5 million and 100 cars as prizes.
The winners were chosen in two categories: Asayel (pedigree) camels and Majahim (dark-skinned) camels. Majahim camels are grown primarily for their skin, milk and meat, while Asayel camels are bred for traditional camel races.
The jury awarded points to each contestant for seven qualities - the beauty of the face, the length of the neck, the size of the chest, the hump, color, the silkiness of the hair and the muscle size.
The former festival record was set by a Dubai crown prince, who paid $2.7 million for a beauty winning Majahim female camel.
