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22 May 2012 - 10:02 AMT

Citta elephant to predict Euro 2012 results

Krakow zoo presented Citta elephant on Monday, 21 May to predict the results of the various matches at UEFA Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, according to 7M sports.

Citta was chosen ahead of a donkey and a parrot after correctly predicting that Chelsea would win the final of the Champions League last Saturday, May 19.

Andres Iniesta may have scored the World Cup winner two years ago, but the real star of that tournament was Paul the psychic Octopus, who correctly predicted the results of eight World Cup games including the winners Spain.

After his success and subsequent tragic demise, Krakow zoo held auditions to find the animal tipster for Euro 2012.

The final three were narrowed down to elephant Citta, donkey Katherine and parrot Jacko. The animals were tasked with choosing the Champions League winners, and Citta the elephant was the only one to have correctly chosen the apple that symbolized Chelsea.