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Canadian-bred falcon fetches $346,000 at Saudi Arabian auction
Some people raise and train birds called falcons.
These birds can cost a lot of money.
At a big event in Saudi Arabia, people sell falcons to buyers.
This weekend, a young falcon from Canada was the star of the show.
Someone paid $346,000 for it, which is more than most houses cost.
It was the most expensive bird sold at this year's event.
It was also the second-highest price ever paid at this yearly event.
The falcon is called a gyr super white falcon.
It was raised on a farm in Ontario, Canada, called Jim Wilson farm.
The sale happened on the seventh night of the auction, near the city of Riyadh.
A Canadian-bred juvenile three-quarter gyr super white falcon sold for $346,000 at the International Falcon Breeders Auction in Saudi Arabia.
The sale on Saturday was the most expensive so far at this year's event and the second-highest price ever achieved at the annual auction.
The bird was bred by the Jim Wilson farm in Ontario, Canada.
It was sold on the seventh night of the auction at the National Center for Falcons' headquarters in Malham, about 65 km (40 miles) north of Riyadh.
Reuters reported the auction result on August 15.
- Who
- The falcon was bred by the Jim Wilson farm in Ontario, Canada, and the auction was organized by the National Center for Falcons.
- What
- A juvenile three-quarter gyr super white falcon was sold for $346,000, the most expensive sale so far at this year's auction.
- Where
- The International Falcon Breeders Auction at the National Center for Falcons' headquarters in Malham, about 65 km (40 miles) north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- When
- Saturday, during the seventh night of the auction; Reuters reported it on August 15.
- Why
- The bird was offered for sale at the annual International Falcon Breeders Auction, where it drew the highest price of the event so far.
Key facts
- Sale price
- $346,000
- Falcon
- Juvenile three-quarter gyr super white falcon
- Breeder
- Jim Wilson farm, Ontario, Canada
- Auction
- International Falcon Breeders Auction
- Organizer
- National Center for Falcons
- Location
- Malham, about 65 km (40 miles) north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Milestone
- Most expensive sale so far this year; second-highest price ever at the annual auction
- Timing
- Seventh night of the auction, Saturday








