泰國“神獸”海獅接替章魚保羅成為預言帝

　　A sea lion in a Bangkok zoo has become the latest pundit to take the world of soccer by storm. "Tik" -- a seven-year old male, originally born in South Africa, is certain Greece will lose to Poland in the opening game of Euro 2012 on Friday。

　　Tik managed to head a ball marked with Greek colors into a basketball hoop, signifying the loser of the game. Tik follows hot on the heels of another famous zoo soccer pundit, Paul the Octopus, who achieved fame by correctly predicting the outcome of Germany's seven matches during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Euro 2012 is being staged in Poland and Ukraine over the next three weeks. It features 16 national teams battling it out for the title of European Champions。

　　Ahead of Saturday's Champions League final and with Euro 2012 just around the corner, animals of all shapes and sizes are queuing up to succeed Paul the Octopus, pictured here in 2010, the famous clairvoyant

　　cephalopod from the 2010 World Cup. Paul rose to fame during the last World Cup for correctly 'predicting' the outcome of eight consecutive matches at the tournament。

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　　2012年歐洲杯揭幕戰將于北京時間6月9日凌晨打響。目前，不少國家和地區推出的“預測帝”紛紛揭幕戰：波蘭對陣希臘展開預測，泰國曼谷的“神獸”海獅就是其中的一個。 泰國推出的“神獸”是來自曼谷都實動物園一只名叫“蒂克”的7歲的海獅。“蒂克”于當地時間6月7日試水歐洲杯揭幕戰，預測波蘭隊與希臘隊的比賽結果。工作人員當天往水里拋了兩個球，上面分別印有兩支隊伍的國旗。“蒂克”進入預測現場后，毫不猶豫地將代表希臘隊的球頂起，然后回到岸上將球拋進了籃筐。由于這次讓“蒂克”預測的是哪個球隊會在揭幕戰中敗下陣來，因此“蒂克”的做法意味著它并不看好2004年歐洲杯冠軍希臘隊。作為2012年歐洲杯揭幕戰，波蘭隊和希臘隊將在當地時間6月8日晚6點在波蘭首都華沙舉行，歐洲不少媒體目前普遍認為東道主波蘭將取勝，看來“蒂克”的預測首秀很有可能為它“神獸”的稱謂贏得滿堂彩。