Paul the octopus swims
next to a replica World Cup trophy today at the Sea Life Aquarium in
Oberhausen, Germany.
Today
in Spain, the most popular name after
Andres Iniesta is Octopus Paul.The "psychic"
octopus (good band name), which OD
featured
last week, is being hailed for having "predicted"
Spain's
victory over the Netherlands for the World Cup. The 2-year-old
clairvoyant cephalopod also nailed the outcomes of all seven games that
Germany played. His method? Choosing a mussel, his favorite food, from
one of two jars bearing the flags of World Cup opponents.
Perfect
Paul will
retire from predictions at his home at the Sea Life Aquarium in
Oberhausen. The staff rewarded him with a replica of the World Cup
garnished with three mussels.
Though the aquarium has received
offers for Paul, he's not for sale.
