Paul the Psychic Octopus

A psychic octopus is getting back to his old job after predicting the Spanish victory in the world cup and receiving a trophy of this own.

Paul the Octopus turned into a worldwide celebrity after successfully picking the winner of eight world cup matches. And now that the soccer showdown is over Paul will settle down at the Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany where he has become a feature attraction. Sea Life Supervisor Daniel Fey says it’s time for Paul to say good-bye to the world. Fey says he really enjoyed all the media attention and visitors but needs to retire from the spotlight.

Paul is 2 1/2 years old, which is old for an octopus and will spend his days in his tank with his own replica of the world cup trophy. Paul first gained attention by successfully picking the winner of Germany’s seven world cup matches. Earlier this week at one in 300 odds and despite many skeptics, Paul picked Spain over the Netherlands for the world cup final. So with this perfect eight for eight record Paul will hang up his physic powers, unless the gambling folks in Vegas try to hire him away.