No more World Cup, no more octopus oracle.
Paul, the octopus who became a pop culture sensation by correctly
predicting the outcome of as many World Cup matches as he has legs – all seven
of Germany’s games plus the Spain-Netherlands final – is going to retire.
The Sea Life Oberhausen aquarium’s spokesperson Tanja Munzig told
AP Television News today that the intuitive invertebrate will “go into
retirement and do what he likes to do best: play with his handlers and delight
children who come to visit to him.”
Paul won worldwide attention as he called all of Germany’s games
right, including its semifinal defeat by Spain. He crowned his career by
forecasting correctly that Spain would beat Holland in yesterday’s final.
