What?… No camels?
(Life123)
Saudi Arabia kicked off their goat beauty contest on Wednesday.
M&C reported, via ROP:
A beauty competition for goats began on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia
, as part of an auction bringing together traders and herders in the holy Muslim city of Mecca.Auction supervisor Fawzi al-Subhi said that over 170 animals are competing for the coveted title ‘most beautiful goat.’ He expects the winner to be sold for at least 18,000 dollars.
According to al-Shams newspaper, the four-legged contestants are purebred Hijazi goats, a distinct breed named after the province in which Mecca is located.
Pastoralists and their flocks still roam the Hijaz region and other parts of the oil-rich Arabian kingdom.