For all of you people who were sad that Paul the Octopus is dead. A new Paul II was assigned for the prediction job of his predecessor having his place, name and job.
As reported by Discovery News, no one yet knows if Paul II will follow Paul’s footsteps, or might I call it, tentacle steps! It is said that it is more likely for Paul II to start predicting games during the coming 3 years and not in World Cup 2014 since the life expectancy of an octopus in captivity does not extend to more than 3 years.
Paul “the original” died at the age of three. He died in his sleep peacefully falling to the bottom of the aquarium after successfully predicting 100% of 8 important World Cup 2010 matches and nearly 80% of Euro Cup.
I don’t understand, was the idea of Paul predicting games just a joke that worked? Or it was planned? Because I don’t think it is very easy to just replace such talent or LUCK! No one knows for sure how this thing “prediction of octopuses” works. I would say that this one won’t have the abilities of the original Paul, but I guess all we have to do is wait and see.
Paul the younger initially appeared more publicity-shy than his media-hungry forerunner, sticking closely to the side walls of the tank as the TV cameras rolled.
The aquarium in Oberhausen, western Germany, limited the number of photographers allowed into the room, amid hefty interest from around the world.
"We got him from near Montpellier" in southern France, an aquarium employee told AFP.
For the prediction, two boxes were lowered into the salty soothsayer's tank, each containing a mussel and the flag of the two opposing teams.
Watched by a myriad of reporters, Paul would head to one box, wrench open the lid and gobble the tasty morsel, with the box he plumped for being deemed the likely winner.
His astonishing ability made him a global media phenomenon. His later predictions were carried live on rolling news channels in Germany.
It is unlikely, however, that around five-month-old Paul II will live to give predictions for the next World Cup in 2014 in Brazil, given that the life expectancy of octopuses in captivity is around three years.
Whether he will make the next European championship, in Ukraine and Poland in 2012, is also far from being a safe bet.
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