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
Paul, next to a football boot with the German flag colours, in his tank
Paul choosing Spain over Germany for his 2010 semi-final prediction
Paul choosing Spain over Netherlands for the final match
Sea Life is a chain of commercial sea life-themed aquarium attractions. As of April 2017 there are 53 Sea Life attractions around the world. The chain is owned by the British company Merlin Entertainm
Paul the Octopus
…the teams in an upcoming match. Whichever box Paul ate from first was considered his prediction for which team would win the match. His keepers at the Sea Life Centre in Oberhausen, Germany, mainly tasked him with predicting the outcomes of international matches in which the German team was playing. Paul correctly…
National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham
Scarborough Sea Life centre
Sea Life centre in Königswinter, Germany