Thuraya and Suhail, the first Chinese giant panda pair to live in Qatar, gained fame during the FIFA World Cup 2022 by correctly predicting the outcome of 11 out of 24 matches in six days of the tournament, including Ecuador’s victory over Qatar and Japan’s defeat of Germany. Photo: Screenshot from beIN SPORTS

River otter Taiyo successfully predicted Japan’s win against Germany at this year’s World Cup by putting a miniature ball inside the blue bucket with a Japanese flag at Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa in Tokyo on Nov. 22. Photo: IC Photo

In 2018, Achilles, the deaf cat from St Petersburg’s State Hermitage Museum in Russia predicted victory for Russia in the opening match of the World Cup. Russia thrashed Saudi Arabia 5-0 in that game. Photo: IC Photo

An aquarium seal in Rostock, Germany, selected the blue soccer ball representing Mexico, predicting the victory for Mexico in a group match against Germany at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Mexico beat Germany 1-0 in that game. Photo: IC Photo

Shaheen, a camel from Dubai, predicted the outcome of several matches at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Though the camel made a mistake in selecting Portugal to defeat Germany. Photo: IC Photo

Paul the Octopus selects Spain to win the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The animal correctly predicted the outcome of eight matches in that year’s world cup. It also predicted the result of four out of six games in the UEFA Euro 2008. Photo: IC Photo

Elephant Nelly holds a UEFA Euro 2016 football with her trunk in Germany in 2016. The elephant correctly predicted 30 out of 33 results for World Cup matches from 2006 to 2016. Photo: Alexander Koerner/VCG

Gibbon monkeys predict the winner of a UEFA Euro 2020 soccer match between Croatia and Spain at Zagreb’s zoo in Croatia in June 2021. Spain defeated Croatia 5-3 and entered the semi-finals in that tournament. Photo: Antonio Bat/IC Photo