Paul, an aquarium octopus which
correctly predicted the results of eight World Cup football matches
in succession this summer, has died, the Sealife Oberhausen visitor
attraction in Germany said.
Spain hailed Paul as a national treasure after the animal twice
picked the Spaniards as winners, first against Germany then over the
Dutch in the final. The animal died in his pool in the night between
Monday and Tuesday.
Aquarium staff employed Paul as an oracle by giving him a choice
of two plastic buckets, each marked with a national flag, and seeing
which one he reached into first for his favourite food, shellfish.
Some of the losing nations at the football fest in South Africa
blamed Paul for their defeat and wanted to turn him into calamari
rings. Others offered high sums to buy the aquarium star, but the
Sealife chain said he was too old to go. 作者: kkc 時間: 20-10-2011 11:58 AM
