The amount of dog in the window?
ecently eccentric rocker Ozzy Osbourne paid $ 10,000 in an auction for eight weeks old Yorkshire terrier. Expensive? Not compared to the price tag of some of the animals there. In fact, Ozzy lucky to have paid so little. Just as with cars, bags and jewelry, people with deep pockets use outrageous amounts of money on animals.
The reasoning behind these purchases may vary from investing in the DNA of animals and their prospects for breeding, has a unique creature, or just for the company. To get an idea of how animals can be expensive, CNBC.com looked at some of the more expensive animals that have been sold or purchased. $ 10,000 Osbourne puppy can start to seem like a drop in the ocean.
What are some of the most expensive animal you?
Ashera Cat
Price: $ 22,950
Ashera cat can be described as a mini-leopard, and was developed by crossing two exotic feline bloodlines, the African Serval and Asian Leopard cat home town, has a distinctive leopard-like spots and contrasting tiger stripes. One of the reasons for the Ashera to pay a high price is a very unique feature: the cat is hypoallergenic. Participate in the price is its size, can grow up to 25-30 pounds.
Breeder exclusive, Lifestyle Pets, describes a very intelligent cat, very affectionate, and with a great temperament. It does not require any extra care of a cat is really typical and more social. It works and sounds like a normal house cat, but unlike a normal cat, the Ashera takes well to a leash.
According to Simon Brody, founder of lifestyle pets, about a week Ashera cat is sold, making it one of the best sellers of the company.
Goliath Palm Cockatoo
Price: $ 15,000 - $ 20,000
Goliath Palm Cockatoo lover of birds can cost anywhere from $ 15,000 USD $ 20,000. Other races are expensive, Hyacinth macaw parrots and cockatoos blacks, both of which vary from $ 12,000 $ 17,000.
Jessica Hurley, a breeder of exotic birds that sells racing lpbirds.com explains many of these birds are difficult to reproduce in captivity, and thus the high price. For example, the black cockatoo only have up to one child per year, giving a limited amount.
Color mutations may also increase the cost of a bird, Hurley said. Many of the species in the Amazon have unique patterns of colors can be reproduced and can range from $ 15,000 to $ 20,000.
Lancelot Encore (cloned dog)
Price: $ 155 000
A year after her beloved yellow Labrador retriever, Lancelot, died of cancer, Edgar and Nina Otto received a cloned copy at home.
The Northern California biotechnology company BioArts International held an auction dog cloning and Otto won. Cloning is not cheap, but it offers Ottos $ 155,000 for the occasion. Nina Otto exclaims that Lancelot still has many similarities personality, and it looks like the original Lancelot.
Perfection Deveronvale (sheep)
Price: $ 378,000
Deveronvale perfection has earned the title of the sheep world's most expensive, look around $ 378,000 (£ 231,000) at auction in 2009. The buyer was Jimmy Douglas, a sheep farm in Aberdeenshire, which told the Daily Mail that he had been "tracking" of young people and knew when he saw a picture of the test of the price before the auction he had to have it.
According to experts, including Deveronvale Perfection is "perfect" look good feet, strong and straight, a good back-end, and a strong leader.
Perfection Deveronvale could travel up to 300 ewes (female sheep) every year, thousands and artificial insemination, in which each worth $ 80 to $ 165.
Big Splash - Tibetan Red
Price: $ 1500000
Dogs may be "man's best friend," but this guy comes with a hefty price tag. In March 2011, a Tibetan mastiff has become the most expensive in the world after it was bought in China for 10 million yuan (just over $ 1.5 million). The dog weighs 180 pounds and is aptly named Big Splash.
China Tibetan Mastiffs are considered sacred animals, the blessing of their owners 'health' and safety, and have become a status symbol in recent years. Come to represent prosperity and the price of the race has been driven up to 500 percent per year.
Investment owner could end up paying off, but because dog breeding has the potential to be very lucrative. Some breeders are willing to pay up to $ 100.000 to access the gene pool Big Splash.
Overall, the Tibetan Mastiff is known to be loyal and hard. The former owners of the breed Red Tibetan Mastiff include Queen Victoria, King George IV and Genghis Khan.
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