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Euro 2012: 'Psychic' animals hog headlines

June 13, 2012 13:27

It was Paul the Octopus during the FIFA World Cup in 2010 accurately predicting the results of football matches. Come Euro 2012, and the eight-legged creature's success has spawned a plethora of copycat "psychics", including Citta the Elephant in Krakow and Funtik the Pig in Kiev. Interestingly, none of these wild oracles have achieved much success with their predictions. Here's quick look at these 'psychic animals'...

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It was Paul the Octopus during the FIFA World Cup in 2010 accurately predicting the results of football matches. Come Euro 2012, and the eight-legged creature's success has spawned a plethora of copycat "psychics", including Citta the Elephant in Krakow and Funtik the Pig in Kiev. Interestingly, none of these wild oracles have achieved much success with their predictions. Here's quick look at these 'psychic animals'...
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Citta, a 33-year-old female elephant chooses a melon above a sign indicating a win for the Poland football team at Krakow zoo at the zoo in the southern Polish city of Krakow.

Citta was given the option to choose between a win for the Poland football team, the Greek team or a draw between the two, for their first round match. Contrary to the prediction, the match ended in a draw. (AFP Photo)
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Elephants 'Shahrukh' and 'Shanti' eat fruits and vegetables decorated as a German flag with honeymelons and aubergines at Hagenbecks Tierpark in Hamburg. The elephants correctly picked Germany as the winner against Portugal. (AFP Photo)
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Otter 'Ferret' votes for Germany as it predicts the result of the upcoming Euro 2012 match of the Netherlands against Germany at the zoo in Aue, eastern Germany. Holland take on Germany in the Group B key clash on June 13, with the World Cup finalists knowing another defeat could threaten an early exit from Euro 2012 following their shock loss to Denmark. (AFP Photo)
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Another otter 'Maya' had chosen a glass jar marked with Spain's national flag, next to a jar with an Italian flag, at the SeaLife Aquarium in Benalmadena, during his prediction for the winner of Euro 2012 football championship match between Spain and Italy. The prediction was incorrect as the Italian team held the defending champions at a 1-1 draw. (AFP Photo)
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Octopus Manolo had also picked Spain as the winner against Italy. (AFP Photo)
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Funtik the pig picked Poland as the winner against Russia, but it was a draw. (AFP Photo)
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Yvonne the cow had predicted Portugal as the winner against Germany, but the result was just the opposite. (AFP Photo)
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Rocky is a psychic raccoon at a British Zoo. He had predicted that England would beat France in their opening Euro 2012 match. The match ended in a draw.

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