[/caption]Paul the octopus has died peacefully in his sleep at his German aquarium. Paul became famous during the football World Cup for accurately predicting all eight games.
Before each game a plastic box containing a flag of the team and a treat were lowered into his tank. Paul then went ahead and opened the lid of one of the boxes and grabbing the mussel, which was serving as the treat. While both boxes did contain treats, he would only enjoy one of the treats and leave the other one alone.
The Oberhausen Sea Life Center aquarium issued an official statement, which said:
"Management and staff at the Oberhausen Sea Life Center were devastated to discover that oracle octopus Paul, who achieved global renown during the recent World Cup, had passed away overnight."
Stefan Porwoll, the manager of the Oberhausen Sea Life Center aquarium in Germany, said: "His success made him almost a bigger story than the World Cup itself."
By correctly predicting all eight games of the World Cup, including the final where Spain won over the Netherlands 1-0, the whole world was in awe.
"We may decide to give Paul his own small burial plot within our grounds and erect a modest permanent shrine."
"He appears to have passed away peacefully during the night, of natural causes," said Sea Life manager Stefan Porwoll.
Paul will continue to live in the form of all kinds of merchandise, as well as an iPad App called Ask the Octopus Oracle
Paul the Octopus iPhone App
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[/caption]There were also rumors that Paul will be featured in a documentary that is supposedly coming out next year.
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