At the 2008 European Championship and the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Paul the "divine operator" octopus in the Oberhausen Aquarium in Germany became famous in one fell swoop, and the results of 13 matches were predicted correctly 12 times, becoming the justifiable football "Prophecy Emperor". Since Paul the Octopus, a number of prophetic beasts have emerged in the football world, or they want to seize the "throne" of Paul the Octopus.
Turtle Big Head The first victory of the opening battle
A 25-year-old male turtle named Big Head made predictions for the world cup opener. Under the arrangement of the staff, fish are hung under the Brazilian and Croatian flags as bait, in addition to fish hanging under the football representing the draw, and the big-headed turtle can choose the winning side. Although hesitant at first, the turtle eventually chose the Brazilian flag, meaning it was optimistic that Brazil would win the opener with Croatia.
As it turned out, the big-headed turtle guessed right! In the just-concluded 2014 World Cup opener, Brazil beat Croatia 4-1. Next, it remains to be seen whether the great-headed sea turtle can seize the position of "Prophecy Emperor".
The rise of the Chinese mythical beast alpaca
A Chilean alpaca from the Tianjin Zoo, known as "Big Fat," went viral on the Internet for successfully predicting 10 of the 11 races at the 2012 Polish-Ukrainian European Championship. In the ensuing Euro 2012 final, Alpaca Fat predicted that Italy would defeat Spain to win the championship and lose. Despite this, the alpaca big fat is still being used in the world this year. It has high hopes and becomes a big hit to inherit Paul the Octopus.
National treasure panda War drums beat
On June 27, 2012, a giant panda at the Chiang Mai Zoo in Thailand predicted that Spain would defeat Portugal in the semi-finals of the European Championships, and the result was correct. As early as the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Thailand's giant panda "Lin Ping" successfully guessed that the Spanish team finally won the championship, and the result was the same as paul the octopus. Encouraged by the achievements of pandas, recently, at the China Research Center for the Conservation of Giant Pandas, a group of baby giant pandas have become the "prophets" of this World Cup, and they may predict the results by climbing trees and racing.
Theta the Elephant became the chief European Cup soothsayer
On June 6, 2012, an elephant named "Sita" at the Krakow Zoo in Poland predicted that Poland would win the European Championship against Greece. What really made it famous was accurately predicting Chelsea's victory in the Champions League final, and thus getting the opportunity to predict the outcome of the European Championship on behalf of Krakow Zoo, becoming Poland's "chief European Cup prophet".
The legend of the "Wizard Pig" Heliak achieving the pig
The "wizard pig" refers to a 5-year-old purebred Ukrainian pig named Heliak, whose favorite thing to do is watch football with its owner. Similar to Paul the Octopus, the Wizard Pig also chooses the winner by eating the food in front of the national team logo, and before the first matchday of euro 2012, Russia and the Czech Republic, Heliak chose the food bowl in front of the Flag of the Russian team to eat, resulting in a 1-4 defeat for the Czech Republic. In the subsequent prediction of The Death Group B, Heliak was also a hundred shots, and the wizard pig used facts to tell people that pigs can also become legends.
Cow Yvonne
On 8 June 2012, in southern Germany, a German cow named Yvonne fed in a trough labeled Portugal, predicting that Portugal would beat Germany in the opening match of the 2012 European Football Championship.
Feret the Otter
On June 12, 2012, an otter named Ferret predicted that Germany would win the European Championship against the Netherlands at the zoo in Aue, Germany.
Piranha Bailey tried the bull knife
Most people know Pele as a "crow's mouth", and in previous World Cups, his predictions have often turned into curses. Now, there is a positive prophecy of the English piranha Bailey, which is rumored to be a great miracle. According to the Sun, the accuracy of the piranha Bailey's prediction is no less than that of Paul the octopus, who also tried his hand before the 2010 World Cup and accurately predicted the results of england's three warm-up matches.
Charlemagne piggy ended in tragedy
Competing for the football "Prophecy Emperor" is not a fun thing for some mythical beasts, because it may usher in the disaster of killing. The German newspaper Le Monde reported that Richard the Pig had predicted Italy's victory over Germany during the European Championships, which annoyed its German owner, and then the piglet's meat was placed in the window of the butcher's shop.