If you enter a competition, you are given the option of receiving our newsletter as well, if you choose not to receive this - then you wont! Farivar, Cyrus (9 July 2010), Martin Kuebler (ed.), Octopuses have a well-developed brain, are attracted to colors and are 'delicious' , Deutsche Welle , retrieved 10 July 2010 Octopus Paul vs Mani the parakeet: Who will triumph?". Yahoo! Singapore. 10 July 2010. Archived from the original on 12 July 2010.

Oliver Jacobs - Strategic Partnerships Manager - Octopus Oliver Jacobs - Strategic Partnerships Manager - Octopus

We do not exchange, sell or otherwise give away any of your personal information to any other companies or individual - ever! Who Else Will See Your Information?Paul correctly predicted the outcome of the semi-final, by choosing the food in the box marked with the Spanish flag. German supporters drew hope from his incorrect choice for the Germany versus Spain match in the UEFA Euro 2008 but were disappointed. [23] The prediction led to German fans calling for Paul to be eaten. [24] [25] In response, the Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero offered to send Paul official state protection, and the Industry Minister Miguel Sebastian called for Paul to be given safe haven in Spain. [26] [27] Keating, Joshua. "What's Ahmadinejad's problem with Paul the Octopus?". Foreign Policy . Retrieved 15 December 2022. a b c Snyder, Whitney (24 June 2010), "World Cup Octopus: Paul's Predictions Stun Germany", The Huffington Post a b " Wie endet die Partie Deutschland – Kroatien?: Tier-Orakel sind sich uneins", Der Westen, 11 June 2008 , retrieved 9 July 2010

Ollie the Octopus and the Memory Treasures: A Story to Help Ollie the Octopus and the Memory Treasures: A Story to Help

Paul was hatched from an egg at the Sea Life Centre in Weymouth, England, and was then moved to a tank at one of the chain's centres at Oberhausen in Germany. [3] Paul's name derived from the title of a poem by the German children's writer Boy Lornsen: Der Tintenfisch Paul Oktopus. [4] Binational octopus Paul predicts German win over England in next WCup game, Associated Press, 25 June 2010, FactivaAPRS000020100625e66p001d2 , retrieved 10 July 2010 [ dead link] Paul's accurate choices for the 2010 World Cup, broadcast live by German news channel n-tv, endowed him with celebrity status. [3] Paul predicted the winners of each of the seven 2010 FIFA World Cup matches that the German team played — against Australia, Serbia, Ghana, England, Argentina, Spain [21] and Uruguay — as well as the tournament's Netherlands vs. Spain final. His prediction that Argentina would lose prompted Argentine chef Nicolas Bedorrou to post an octopus recipe on Facebook. [3]

Our happy readers

Christenson, Marcus (9 July 2010), "Psychic octopus Paul predicts Spain to beat Holland in World Cup final", The Guardian, London Spanish PM Jose Zapatero offers Paul the psychic octopus state protection". Herald Sun. 8 July 2010 . Retrieved 9 July 2010.

Ollie Ollie Octopus | Fit Kids Healthy Kids - Sport Manitoba Ollie Ollie Octopus | Fit Kids Healthy Kids - Sport Manitoba

Rabio the Octopus who correctly predicted the results of all of Japan’s group stage games at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, was killed and sent to market, on 2 July 2018 by the Japanese fisherman who had caught it. [39] Legacy [ edit ] There was something about the way he looked at our visitors when they came close to the tank. It was so unusual, so we tried to find out what his special talents were." [5] During divinations, Paul's keepers would present him with two food-containing boxes decorated with the flags of the teams in an upcoming match. Whichever box Paul ate from first was considered his prediction for which team would win the match.A 2010 Chinese thriller film Kill Octopus Paul depicts Paul's predictions as being part of an international match-fixing scheme. [41] Darum hat sich Krake Paul für Spanien entschieden", Die Welt (in German), 8 July 2010 , retrieved 9 July 2010

Oliver Boots - Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) - Octopus Oliver Boots - Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) - Octopus

Doubts were expressed as to whether "Paul" was actually the same octopus in both 2008 and 2010. [30] Projections by Paul the Octopus in the 2010 FIFA World CupLydia M. Mäthger; Alexandra Barbosa; Simon Miner; Roger T. Hanlon (2006), "Color blindness and contrast perception in cuttlefish ( Sepia officinalis) determined by a visual sensorimotor assay", Vision Research, 46 (11): 1746–1753, doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2005.09.035, PMID 16376404, S2CID 16247757 Erskine, Carole (25 June 2010), Psychic Octopus to Predict England Result, Sky News, archived from the original on 28 June 2010 , retrieved 9 July 2010 Breitenbach, Dagmar (8 July 2010), Fry Paul the oracle octopus, German fans say, Deutsche Welle , retrieved 9 July 2010