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BEIJING : A "psychic" cat in China that correctly predicts the result of six World Cup games has come to an untimely end, prompting thousands to spread their sorrow on Chinese social media.
Tabby, called "Baidian", which means "white spot" in Chinese, was a parasite that lurked around the Palace Museum in the Forbidden City of Beijing.
He was offered two bowls of food, with the flags of the World Cup.
Baidian's correctly predicted the results of six World Cup matches.
He gained such notoriety that the Palace Museum even opened an account on the Chinese Weibo, a popular Twitter.
Unfortunately, Baidian's correct prediction of an Argentine victory against Nigeria has proved to be the last.
The museum said the cat became ill and finally announced his death on Monday, causing nearly 10,000 comments on Weibo.
"Whenever I go to the Forbidden City, I have to go see Baidian's, take a picture, play for a while, see him sleeping on the grass in the sun," wrote a distraught user.
"Keep living a happy life in cat paradise,"
In Japan, an octopus captured in the northern Hokkaido region correctly predicted the outcome of three of the World Cup matches in Japan, but as the Blue samurai has met an unfortunate fate.
Even before Japan qualifies for the final 16, the octopus named Rabio was sold and turned into sashimi.
Rabio followed the most successful salt diviner, an Octopus named Paul who has achieved world renown by correctly predicting eight World Cup 2010 matches from his aquarium in Germany
Paul has become a global media sensation, with his latest predictions covered by hordes of international media. fans after correctly predicting that Germa would lose in Spain.His aquarium received threatening letters that threatened to turn it into a tasty dish.
Dan In the bleachers, the honor of Paul's mother was called into question and some parts of the crowd watching giant screens in Berlin were singing anti-octopus songs. – AFP
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