July 10th, 2010
Who would have thought an octopus would have the best success rate of this year’s World Cup? Meet Paul, the German octopus who has correctly predicted the outcome of each of Germany’s matches in the competition, including their defeat to Spain which saw them booted out.
Paul resides in a German aquarium, and ahead of each match two boxes were placed in his enclosure. One would sport the German flag, the other would have the opposing country’s, and a mussel was placed in each. Whichever box Paul chose to eat from first was predicted to be victorious, and he has been 100% accurate throughout.
He has even been the target of death threats by Argentineans following his vision of their defeat – you can watch the offending prediction on CBS News here. However aquarium workers say that Paul is unperturbed by the discussions of paella recipes and will continue to be on display for his awe-struck fans.
By Jess. Filed under Aquatics, News.
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