Remember the famous octopus Paul during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa? Well in Tampa they have dolphin Nicols as oracle. According to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, where he lives, has already correctly predicted the winner in six competitions in recent years. This Tuesday he revealed his prediction about which team will win the 55th edition of the NFL Super Bowl: the Kansas City Chiefs. This is a dismal outlook for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, their rivals, who play at home.
Nicholas, an 18-year-old dolphin, has earned a solid reputation as a sports oracle. He is famous for correctly predicting the winning team in the final of the College (American) National Football Championship, the Outbak Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Rose Bowl and the NBA Finals in 2020.
Even His prediction about the winner of the last edition of the National Football League (NFL), the Chiefs, was fulfilled.
In a video released by this institution Nicholas is seen in a water tank swim towards two balls that float next to one of the walls, pick up with the nose the one that corresponds to the Chiefs and push it to the opposite side, until giving it to one of their caregivers.
Nicholas was a child when she was stranded with her mother near Gibsonton (Florida) in 2002 and, after being rescued, they were transferred to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium for long-term medical care, this institution explained on its website.
Unfortunately, the mother did not survive the injuries which presented in a fin and a possible respiratory disease. Nicholas managed to get ahead and overcome the burns that he also suffered, until he recovered completely.
“Because he did not have his mother to teach him how to survive at sea, he became a permanent resident of the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, where he lives today,” added the institution.