Mani the parakeet
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Mani the parakeet is a Malaysian-born rose-ringed parakeet who resides in Singapore. He has been an "astrologer assistant" to M. Muniyappan since 2005, working from M. Muniyappan's fortune-telling sho
Owner M. Muniyappan sits with Mani the parakeet in a cage in 2009
Paul the Octopus
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Paul the Octopus was a common octopus who predicted the results of international association football matches. Accurate predictions in the 2010 World Cup brought him worldwide attention as an animal o
Mani the parakeet
…a new prediction for the World Cup Final between the Netherlands and Spain. It tipped a Dutch win over Spain. On the other hand, fellow oracle star Paul the Octopus of Germany went for a Spanish victory, resulted in some media outlets describing the game as an octopus-versus-parakeet proxy showdown. However, Spain…
Paul, next to a football boot with the German flag colours, in his tank
Paul in his tank, 2010
Paul choosing Spain over Germany for his 2010 semi-final prediction
Paul choosing Spain over Netherlands for the final match