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Mani had earlier picked Holland to win the WC. Now his next door buddy Meena picked Spain.
Malaysian parakeet joins Paul the Octopus's prediction of Spain as World Cup 2010 winner <!-- google_ad_section_end(name=story_headline) -->
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- From correspondents in Kuala Lumpur
- From: <cite> AP </cite>
- July 11, 2010 3:15PM
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Malaysia's parakeet Meena Kutti joins the ranks of Singapore's World cup predictor Mani, pictured with owner M. Muniyappan / AP Source: AP
The parakeets, like Germany's Paul the Octopus, have been right so far - but they're cagey about their methods / AFP Source: AFP
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- Parakeet Meena Kutti picks Spain to win
- Same selection as Paul the Octopus
<!-- // .story-summary-list --> <!-- google_ad_section_start(name=story_introduction, weight=high) --> A MALAYSIAN fortune-telling parakeet has joined Paul, the psychic octopus from Germany, to forecast Spain's victory in the World Cup final, according to a news report.
Meena Kutti, an 8-year-old green parakeet, usually predicts customers' fortunes in business and life, but recently punters have asked her for match tips, the New Straits Times reported.
When asked about the World Cup winner, Meena immediately chose a tiny envelope stating "La Furia Roja," The Red Fury, it said.
"Meena is one-of-a-kind and is always accurate in her predictions," her owner M.C. Mohan told the newspaper.
Mr Mohan, who has practiced parrot fortunetelling for more than 25 years, said he bought the bird from India for 600 ringgit ($214) and has since been offered more than 1000 ringgit ($357) for her, but has refused to sell.
Octopus Paul and Mani, a Singapore-based parakeet, have been all the rage since making a string of correct predictions on match winners.
Paul has picked Spain as the World Cup champion. Mani predicted the Dutch would win Sunday by creeping out of his wooden cage and choosing between two cards that bore the two nations' flags.
