Ashraf AboArafe
$72,000 worth of selling az rare falcon in the International Falcon Breeders Auction (IFBA)
The International Falcon Breeders Auction (IFBA) achieved a record price of $72,000 by selling a rare falcon yestrday, during the second night of the direct auction held at Saudi Falcons Club (SFC) Grounds in Malham, North of Riyadh, to be the most expensive Saker Falcon bred by Middle East breeders.
The falcon of Al-Aradi’s Farm from Saudi Arabia has seen intense competition to buy it. It is 17 and a half inches long, 16 and three-quarters. only a fourth of an inch wide, and it weighs 1105 grams.
The auction was awarded to the Saudi falconer Moteb Munir Al Ayafi for $72,000, revealing that he will call it “Raghwan,” and he aims to participate in “Al-Mazayen” (falcon beauty pageant) competitions (local breeding), which gives the owner of the most beautiful falcon a prize of $80,000, second place $53,000, and third place $26,000.
Al-Ayafi noted that he inherited the hobby of falconry from his family, revealing that he has won championships in Horse Beauty contests, and now seeks to compete in the “Al-Mazayen” (falcon beauty pageant) competitions at the world’s largest event of its kind, the King Abdulaziz Falcon Festival (KAFF), which was inducted into the Guinness World Book of Records. Twice in a row, its fourth edition begins on Nov 28 and until Dec16, 2021.
