![Sylvain Cherkaoui Shepherd Cheikh Moustapha Seck caresses the Ladoum called Sonko at the Aby Family sheepfold in Mbao, 30 km east of Dakar, Senegal, on Monday June 10, 2024. As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the second most important holiday in the Islamic calendar, Senegal's star sheep, the Ladoum, remain an object of desire for many in the country. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/84da0211e8794e4e86d70f8fc2ce4c34/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Shepherd Cheikh Moustapha Seck caresses the Ladoum called Sonko at the Aby Family sheepfold in Mbao, 30 km east of Dakar, Senegal, on Monday June 10, 2024. As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the second most important holiday in the Islamic calendar, Senegal's star sheep, the Ladoum, remain an object of desire for many in the country. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)
![Sylvain Cherkaoui Balla Gadiaga, owner of the sheepfolld Baye Cheikh caresses his Ladoum called BRT in Mbao, 30 km east of Dakar, Senegal, Monday June 10, 2024. As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the second most important holiday in the Islamic calendar, Senegal's star sheep, the Ladoum, remain an object of desire for many in the country. These extraordinary tall and long animals, which can cost up to $70,000, are renowned for their proportional features and gleaming white fur. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/88cef60ced5f44eda83fcdfe0dabe7d2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Balla Gadiaga, owner of the sheepfolld Baye Cheikh caresses his Ladoum called BRT in Mbao, 30 km east of Dakar, Senegal, Monday June 10, 2024. As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the second most important holiday in the Islamic calendar, Senegal's star sheep, the Ladoum, remain an object of desire for many in the country. These extraordinary tall and long animals, which can cost up to $70,000, are renowned for their proportional features and gleaming white fur. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)
![Sylvain Cherkaoui Shepherd Cheikh Moustapha Seck feeds a sheep to be sacrificed for Tabaski (Eid) at a sheepfold in Mbao, 30 km east of Dakar, Senegal, Monday June 10, 2024. As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the second most important holiday in the Islamic calendar, Senegal's star sheep, the Ladoum, remain an object of desire for many in the country. These extraordinary tall and long animals, which can cost up to $70,000, are renowned for their proportional features and gleaming white fur. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b194e6cc6af84ed4915c5f4b568f0098/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Shepherd Cheikh Moustapha Seck feeds a sheep to be sacrificed for Tabaski (Eid) at a sheepfold in Mbao, 30 km east of Dakar, Senegal, Monday June 10, 2024. As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the second most important holiday in the Islamic calendar, Senegal's star sheep, the Ladoum, remain an object of desire for many in the country. These extraordinary tall and long animals, which can cost up to $70,000, are renowned for their proportional features and gleaming white fur. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)
![Sylvain Cherkaoui Shepherd Katim Toure plays with the Ladoums called Abba in Mbao, 30 km east of Dakar, Senegal, Monday June 10, 2024. As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the second most important holiday in the Islamic calendar, Senegal's star sheep, the Ladoum, remain an object of desire for many in the country. These extraordinary tall and long animals, which can cost up to $70,000, are renowned for their proportional features and gleaming white fur. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/505bc32d1ee04810bc81589b28a7b86a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Shepherd Katim Toure plays with the Ladoums called Abba in Mbao, 30 km east of Dakar, Senegal, Monday June 10, 2024. As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the second most important holiday in the Islamic calendar, Senegal's star sheep, the Ladoum, remain an object of desire for many in the country. These extraordinary tall and long animals, which can cost up to $70,000, are renowned for their proportional features and gleaming white fur. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)
![Sylvain Cherkaoui Food supplements and medicines for the Ladoum sheep are displayed in Mbao, 30 km east of Dakar, Senegal, Monday June 10, 2024. As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Adha, Senegal's locally bred star sheep have their moment to shine. The animals that can fetch tens of thousands of dollars live a life of luxury in special parlors where they are massaged, groomed and fed syringes full of vitamins. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b6db5533524640009b795688bcbaebb5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Food supplements and medicines for the Ladoum sheep are displayed in Mbao, 30 km east of Dakar, Senegal, Monday June 10, 2024. As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Adha, Senegal's locally bred star sheep have their moment to shine. The animals that can fetch tens of thousands of dollars live a life of luxury in special parlors where they are massaged, groomed and fed syringes full of vitamins. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)
![Sylvain Cherkaoui Abba, a Ladoum sheep, is seen at the sheepfold Baye Cheikh in Mbao, 30 km east of Dakar, Senegal, Monday, June 10, 2024. As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the second most important holiday in the Islamic calendar, Senegal's star sheep, the Ladoum, remain an object of desire for many in the country. These extraordinary tall and long animals, which can cost up to $70,000, are renowned for their proportional features and gleaming white fur. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ba9e77109f9545dbbcf75b09d3095abe/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Abba, a Ladoum sheep, is seen at the sheepfold Baye Cheikh in Mbao, 30 km east of Dakar, Senegal, Monday, June 10, 2024. As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the second most important holiday in the Islamic calendar, Senegal's star sheep, the Ladoum, remain an object of desire for many in the country. These extraordinary tall and long animals, which can cost up to $70,000, are renowned for their proportional features and gleaming white fur. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)
![Sylvain Cherkaoui Shepherd Katim Toure plays with the Ladoums called Abba, left, and BRT at the sheepfold Baye Cheikh in Mbao, 30 km east of Dakar, Senegal, Monday June 10, 2024. As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the second most important holiday in the Islamic calendar, Senegal's star sheep, the Ladoum, remain an object of desire for many in the country. These extraordinary tall and long animals, which can cost up to $70,000, are renowned for their proportional features and gleaming white fur. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/09a71d52a3ee4cc3afe75fece946c20a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Shepherd Katim Toure plays with the Ladoums called Abba, left, and BRT at the sheepfold Baye Cheikh in Mbao, 30 km east of Dakar, Senegal, Monday June 10, 2024. As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the second most important holiday in the Islamic calendar, Senegal's star sheep, the Ladoum, remain an object of desire for many in the country. These extraordinary tall and long animals, which can cost up to $70,000, are renowned for their proportional features and gleaming white fur. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)
![Sylvain Cherkaoui Shepherd Katim Toure caresses the Ladoum called BRT at the sheepfold Baye Cheikh in Mbao, 30 km east of Dakar, Senegal, Monday June 10, 2024. As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the second most important holiday in the Islamic calendar, Senegal's star sheep, the Ladoum, remain an object of desire for many in the country. These extraordinary tall and long animals, which can cost up to $70,000, are renowned for their proportional features and gleaming white fur. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/395fa7a5a8f94bee89db8aa718a28748/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Shepherd Katim Toure caresses the Ladoum called BRT at the sheepfold Baye Cheikh in Mbao, 30 km east of Dakar, Senegal, Monday June 10, 2024. As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the second most important holiday in the Islamic calendar, Senegal's star sheep, the Ladoum, remain an object of desire for many in the country. These extraordinary tall and long animals, which can cost up to $70,000, are renowned for their proportional features and gleaming white fur. (AP Photo/Sylvain Cherkaoui)