Top 10 Expensive Animals in the World

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The animals we choose as pets are often inexpensive, but there are some critters out there that hardly anyone can afford. From cloned individuals to extremely rare breeds, let's take a look at the 10 most expensive animals ever sold.

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Sir Lancelot Encore- the most expensive Labrador
In 2008, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, family lost their beloved golden Labrador, Sir Lancelot, so they froze his DNA. That’s not what most people do when a pet passes away. Then again, most people can’t afford to spend $155,000 to have their pets cloned, either.The Otto family reached out to a South Korean cloning firm to have their dog recreated from the frozen remains. Apparently, the Ottos placed the winning bid in an auction by the biotech firm, which was looking for someone willing to pay for the company to try something new.The cloning of Lancelot was successful, and the family received a 10-week-old, 4.5 kilogram yellow Lab puppy a short time later. The new puppy, named Sir Lancelot Encore, was genetically identical to… well, to himself. He didn’t show up to an empty home as the Otto family had nine other dogs, 10 cats, four birds, and six sheep.To finance the cloning, Mrs. Otto had to sell several pieces of expensive jewelry. But she had no regrets about bringing her beloved Lancelot back from the dead.

Most expensive Stag Beetle
Most people are happy to pay a lot of money to get rid of insects. But some collectors still look at creepy crawlies with interest rather than disgust.One species of beetle is so treasured that the rarest and largest of them can sell for thousands of dollars. The stag beetle is the most prized insect in Japan, and the big ones are incredibly rare. The species possesses bloodred mandibles alongside protruding antlers, which add to its value in the insect-adoring community.The most money ever paid for a stag beetle was around $ 90,500 in 1999. The purchaser, a 36-year-old company president, bought it at Wakuwaku Land, a Tokyo specialty shop.
The beetle was worth so much due to its size. The average stag beetle reaches about 5.1 centimeters l in length, but the one in question was about 7.6 centimeters, making it rare and desirable to collectors. It’s unlikely that another specimen will sell for more money because breeders have since found a more productive method for producing these insects.

Yorkshire Boar
When most people think of pigs, they think of sizzling bacon to pair with their over-easy eggs and toast. Pigs are also becoming more popular as pets, although one of the most expensive pigs ever sold at auction was definitely not a pet.In 2014, a Yorkshire boar or a male pig sold at auction for $270,000. The pig, raised by Western Illinois University School of Agriculture Associate Professor Mark Hoge and his family, sold for $267,000 more than the second most expensive animal in its class.The Yorkshire, or Large White, was initially bred for bacon but rose to prominence in the lean-meat category through the 1900s. Created by crossing the indigenous white pig of North England with the smaller, fatter, white Chinese pig, this breed is now the world’s most widely distributed.

Deveronvale Perfection
While most animals command a hefty price for their size or looks, some animals are expensive for their sperm. The latter is certainly true of Deveronvale Perfection, a pedigree Texel ram bred selectively via embryo transfer.A Texel is a lean meat sheep, and this one sold in 2009 for a whopping $ 270,000.

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