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Holger Hollemann—AFP/Getty Images by [Joan E. Greve](https://time.com/author/joan-greve/) ## Joan E. Greve Jun 5, 2014 4:18 PM UTC Paul, the octopus who accurately predicted the winner of the 2010 World Cup, has some clairvoyant competition from another, much larger member of the animal kingdom. A female elephant at a wildlife park in Germany is predicting the results for the 2014 World Cup. A video [published by the Associated Press](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4b1zIn42HA&feature=youtu.be) shows her kicking a soccer ball into one of two goals, each marked with the name of a competing country. Her home country can’t be too pleased, though. According to the pachyderm, Germany’s national team will suffer defeat at the hands of Team USA, despite America’s 100-1 odds of winning it all. 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