CHINA CAT THAT FORETOLD ARGENTINIAN WIN AGAINST NIGERIA DIES
A “psychic” cat in China
that correctly predicted the outcome of six World Cup games has met an untimely
end, prompting thousands to pour out their grief on Chinese social media.
The orange-furred tabby, named “Baidian’er”, which means “white spot” in Chinese, was a stray that prowled around the Palace Museum in Beijing’s Forbidden City.
He was offered two bowls of food, with the flags of competing World Cup
teams stuck in the ground behind them. Baidian’er correctly predicted the
results of six World Cup games.
He achieved such fame that
the Palace Museum even set up an account for him on China’s Weibo, a popular
Twitter-like platform.
Unfortunately, Baidian’er’s correct prediction of an
Argentinian win against Nigeria turned out to be his last. The museum said the
cat fell ill and finally announced its death on Monday, sparking almost 10,000
comments on Weibo.
“Every time I go to the
Forbidden City, I have to go see Baidian’er, take a photo, play for a while,
see him sleep on the grass in the sun,” wrote one distraught user.
“Go on
living a happy life in Cat Heaven, I’ll see you again.” It has not been a good
week for animal prognosticators.
In Japan, an octopus caught
in the northern region of Hokkaido correctly predicted the outcome of three of
Japan’s World Cup matches, but like the Blue Samurai met an unfortunate fate.
Even before Japan qualified for the final 16, the octopus named Rabio was
reportedly sold and turned into sashimi. Lol
Rabio was following on from
the most successful salty soothsayer, an Octopus named Paul who achieved global
fame by correctly predicting eight 2010 World Cup games from his aquarium in
Germany.
Paul became a worldwide
media sensation, with his latter predictions covered by hordes of international
media. But Paul fell offside with his home fans after correctly predicting that
Germany would lose to Spain.
His aquarium received menacing letters threatening
to turn him into a tasty dish. In the stands, the honour of Paul’s mother was
called into question and some sections of the crowd watching on giant screens
in Berlin sang anti-octopus songs.
Lol, Lol, Lol...
Rest on Baidian’er
(vanguard)
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