10 most expensive Pets in the World
1.The Green Monkey $16,000,000
The Green Monkey was purchased as a two-year-old
race horse. A descendant of two Kentucky Derby winners, the
winner of the auction had high hopes for the young horse, but
the Green Monkey flopped, never winning a race.
2.Missy – $1,200,000
Missy is a three year old black and white Holsten Cow.
She currently holds the record for the most expensive cow
ever sold on the market.
3.
Tibetan Mastiff – $582,000
Yangtze River Number Two (yes, that's his name) is a
black mastiff standing approximately 31 inches tall. When
purchased at 18 months old, the black mastiff arrived in style,
approaching her house in a 30 car motorcade.
4.Sir Lancelot Encore (Labrador) –
$155,000
After Edgar and Nina Otto lost their beloved dog Lancelot to
cancer in 2008, the Florida couple welcomed Lancelot back
home just a year later. Lancelot Encore is made up of the
same DNA that their beloved dog Lancelot was.
5.White Lion Cub – $138,000
The white lion is not a subspecies of the African lion, yet a
genetic malfunction causing them to be all white. In South Africa,
where most of the four hundred accounted for can be found, they
are considered a rarity and a beautiful creature to own.
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6.Stag Beetle – $89,000
An average stag beetle is approximately 2-3 inches in
length, but the one brought into a retailer was over 3 inches in
length. The Japanese breeder of the beetle was paid $89,000
on the spot for the rare creature.
7.Chimpanzee – $55,000
Source: stuff.co.nz, www.forkparty.com/2195/most-expensive-pets-in-the-world
The average adult chimp is around 150-250 lbs and
10 times stronger than the average male human. Despite the
countless incidents that have occurred in recent years, many
people still buy these cute babies which go for approximately
$50,000-$75,000.
8.Bengal Cat – $42,000
While most Bengal cats usually sell in the ballpark of
$800-$1500, an unusual sale took place in London, England
in 1998. A second generation cat sold for $42,000 to an unknown woman. The unusual high price for a feline comes from
the blood line in the breed.
Most expensive dog
At 11-months, 'Big Splash' or 'Hong Dong' in
Chinese, was sold for a record price of 10 million
yuan — about $1.5 million U.S. dollars.
Sold in the city of Quigdao, the Tibetan mastiff
measures 3 feet tall and weighs 180 pounds.
The breed are said to have guarded nomad
camps and monasteries, and are not often found
outside of Tibet.
9.Lavender Albino Ball Python – $40,000
In 2003, two snake breeders heard rumors of an albino
python in Africa. After negotiations, which were heard to end
at $40,000, the two obtained the python which was said to be
in bad shape. But after rehabilitating the snake, they bred the
snake and could sell the offspring for near $20,000.
10.
Blue Mutation Amazon Parrot–
$20,000
While many thought they simply did not exist anymore, a
man by the name of Howard Voren perused any lead he had
on these rare creatures. He acquired a male and a female,
attempted breeding the pair, and was successful. The blue
mutation amazons are the most sought after parrots in the
world bringing in nearly $20,000 each.
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