"Paul's owner - the Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany - declined immediate comment and requested that a reporter send questions by e-mail."
But maybe a trade for CAN be made for the Berlin Zoo...
Posted on 07/15/2010 2:11:08 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
MADRID — The Madrid Zoo said Thursday that it has made an offer to buy Paul, the octopus who became a pop culture sensation by correctly predicting the outcome of as many World Cup matches as he has legs - all seven of Germany's games plus the Spain-Netherlands final.
The zoo said it made the offer after receiving hundreds of requests from Spaniards for Paul's transfer from a German aquarium after Spain won the World Cup on Sunday.
Zoo spokeswoman Amparo Fernandez said an unspecified amount of cash was offered for the purchase of Paul, now a hero in Spain, which went wild after it won its first World Cup ever.
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"Paul's owner - the Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany - declined immediate comment and requested that a reporter send questions by e-mail."
But maybe a trade for CAN be made for the Berlin Zoo...
From what I hear, Paul is 2.5 years into a 3 year life expectency. Sea Life might want to take the money and run.
He doesn’t LOOK like an octopus.
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