Mani the parrot Vs Paul the Octopus
Paul, the ‘psychic’ octopus may have gained a celebrity status in Europe, but in south east Asia, its Mani the parrot, who has taken the limelight away from Paul.
Mani, is a 13 year old parrot from Singapore, who shot to fame after predicting all four quarterfinals correctly and also picked Spain against Germany in the semis.
Mani is ownedby M Muniyapan, who sets up shop outside a restaurant in the Little India neighbourhood in Singapore. Mani predicts the winner by chosing one of the two cards bearing flag of respective countries, placed in front of him. “He’s a special bird”, Muniyapan told the media.
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Now, Mani has tipped Netherlands against Spain to win the coveted title, which has heated the battle of species after Paul chose Spain over Netherlands. So will the Octopus live up to it’s reputation? Or will the bird dominate the headlines on Sunday ? We will have to wait for Sunday for the answers.
Till then, sit back and enjoy this battle of species.
Mani the Parrot
Hold on ! Mani might get you your job back :)
