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How do you judge a camel beauty contest?

They're tall, they're blonde, they're elegant, and at the height of their careers they can command millions of dollars. Supermodels? No, camels.

In the remote Western Region of the United Arab Emirates, 28,000 of the humped beasts gathered at the end of January for what was billed as the biggest camel beauty contest ever.

Judge with camel

Article by Malcolm Borthwick. For the full story see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8506946.stm

 

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Posted by Rebecca on 19-Feb-2010 at 07:26 AM
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