The Camel Beauty Pageant

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As the Monty Python crew used to say, “And now for something completely different!”

Let’s escape to the deserts of southern Oman to participate in one of the locals’ favorite events – a camel beauty contest. Mind you, these descendants of Bedouin tribes take camel raising very seriously as the princely sums paid for a prime specimen indicate. Contestants – lovely one-humped dromedary camels with long double sets of eyelashes – are judged on the fullness of their chests and downward curve of their lower lips, among other distinctive qualities.

As you’ll see in the following video, the owners and other audience members create a party atmosphere, filled with dancing and lots of cheering for their favorite contestant.

Be sure to crank up the volume!

peace~henry

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30 comments ›

  1. Robert A. Vella
    May 3, 2020 • 8:33 pm

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 🙂

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  3. Ana Daksina
    May 3, 2020 • 11:33 pm

    Reblogging this pricelessness to my readers at sister site Poetic Justice

    Liked by 2 people

  4. hitandrun1964
    May 3, 2020 • 11:43 pm

    Wow! Who knew? Difficult contest, since they were all beautiful. 🙂

    Liked by 2 people

  5. Gireesh Navath
    May 4, 2020 • 12:07 am

    😀

    Liked by 2 people

  6. Lookoom
    May 4, 2020 • 5:38 am

    Very entertaining, but the poor things seem totally stressed out in the midst of the hysteria.

    Liked by 2 people

    • Henry Lewis
      May 4, 2020 • 7:06 pm

      Possibly, but camels seem to have unique coping mechanisms for dealing with stressful situations. The Omanis could easily load 2 of them into the back of a pick-up truck. The camels would patiently fold their legs under themselves and ride down the highway appearing to be perfectly content. They’re quite remarkable animals.

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  7. iamkaren23
    May 4, 2020 • 3:05 pm

    Interesting and entertaining! A welcome distraction from life today.

    Liked by 3 people

  8. Daedalus Lex
    May 4, 2020 • 3:20 pm

    That there winner’s one sexy camel!

    Liked by 2 people

  9. klmalcolm2014
    May 4, 2020 • 4:25 pm

    Delightful, thank you for this diversion!

    Liked by 3 people

  13. Ali Grimshaw
    May 12, 2020 • 9:56 pm

    Fascinating. Thanks for sharing.

    Liked by 1 person

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