Meet the most expensive lamb in the world

The Double Diamond lamb cost about $ 490,000 and surpassed the 2009 record, when the Deveronvale Perfection ewe hit $ 307,000. From before the bidding for the specimen started, Double Diamondy was already causing a buzz. The base price with which the bid started was USD 13,000, as stated by the Texel Sheep Society in a press release. (Read: This is how you get cows that break production records) According to CNN, the bidding war raised the price until an agreement was reached for the sheep to be shared between three farms. "It's like any other business - horse racing or cattle," Jeff Aiken, one of the winning pastors, told The Guardian. “Every now and then something special appears and yesterday a very special Texel appeared. Everybody wanted a part, ”he added. Texel sheep originated in the Netherlands and is a favorite with butchers, according to the Texel Sheep Society. (Read: Pequi, ...