her name is yashoda. but around here she may as well be called judas. a long time resident of this zoo in hamburg, she has predicted that france will beat germany in the football. translation: on the one hand i do want her to be right. - on the other hand i do have a german heart, so i would be happy if germany did actually win. elephants have a a long memory but are not normally regarded as soothsayers. and she has not got much of a track record when it comes to psychic prognostication. we hope the elephant s mistaken, said this visitor. and germany manages to win. i trust the team said this woman. france are world champions. i think the lads can do it. there is a long and noble tradition of animal oracles predicting sporting results. perhaps the most most famous of them all was paul the octopus. he made his name during
them all was paul the octopus. he made his name during the 2010 world cup. and then there was the psychic pig who tried to do the same at the european championship two years later. and this was a sheep picking winners at the rugby world cup. another of these furry forecasters is achilles the cat. he predicted poland would beat slovakia in saint petersburg. unfortunately the slovaks won 2 1. perhaps we found achilles heel? yeah, he didn t do very well, did he? now to news on the pitch because scotland s first appearance in a major tournament in 23 years has ended in defeat. two goals from patrik schick, including one from the halfway line, was enough to secure the points for the czech republic at skriniar scored the winner in slovakia s surprise two one win over poland in their group e game in saint
there is a long and noble tradition of animal oracles predicting sporting results. perhaps the most most famous of them all was paul the octopus. he made his name during the 2010 world cup. and then there was the psychic pig who tried to do the same at the european championship two years later. and this was a sheep picking winners at the rugby world cup. another of these furry forecasters is achilles the cat. he predicted poland would beat slovakia in saint petersburg. unfortunately the slovaks won 2 1. perhaps we found achilles heel? so, who is your money on and how are you with the winners maybe as we get through the european championships? do tell. you can reach me on twitter i m @sallybundockbbc. just to say that coming up in business we re going to be looking the news that we
a member of parliament is facing arrest after he attacks a member of a rival party on a morning news show. first the guy on the lower left here got into a shouting match with a woman and threw a glass of water in her face. then the lady in white got up and appeared to throw something at him. the man claims that woman attacked him first. singapore. remember paul the octopus predicting world cup soccer winners from a german aquarium? now this fish has predicted a draw between poland and greece in the 2012 european soccer championships. the teams play tomorrow in warsaw. and that s a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 around the world in 80 seconds. around the world is brought to you by verizon 4 glte. a vial of blood from the pregnant mother, a drop of saliva from the father and scientists now say they can
iowa. want to see where she is and tim pawlenty, his entire nomination hopes rest on iowa now. interesting to see who s ahead, who s down. of course, this won t be the last poll. we have a long way to go but it s the first bite at the ap toll see who s up and who s down. i know where you re spending your saturday night. going over the numbers. god love you. thanks so much. for the latest political news and analysis from the nbc political unit head to firstread.msnbc.com. you can find love at any age. finding a successor to paul the octopus a few of the stories you may have missed. here we go. say hello to gem germany s new psychic octopus. paul became famous. however he die and his successor is predicting germany will defeat canada in the women s world match cup tomorrow. we ll see.