Ski Dubai’s penguin makes incredible Fifa predictions

One of the shining stars in this year's Fifa World Cup has to be Toby. The smart and sassy penguin at Ski Dubai has been making some unbelievable predictions during the ongoing tournament in Qatar.

The 12-year-old bird has been grabbing eyeballs ever since he predicted two of the biggest upsets at the World Cup. On Tuesday, Toby picked Saudi

Arabia as the winner.

After the shock defeat of the Messi-led Argentinian team to Saudi Arabia, Toby once again proved his clairvoyant skills by correctly picking Japan as the winner of Wednesday's game against Germany.

Although the Germans dominated much of the game, leading 1-0 after the 33rd minute goal by Ilkay Gundogan, Japan equalised in the 75th minute

before a goal by Takuma Asano helped them clinch an unbelievable 2-1 win at the Khalifa International Stadium.

Furthermore, Toby had also forecast that Spain would win its duel against Croatia on Wednesday. The Spaniards won by a whopping 7-0 margin. Ever since the tournament kicked off on Sunday, Toby has been accurately picking up winners every day. While a few of his predictions have been off the mark, his suc

Toby is the smartest of them of all. He is very curious and always observed things around him. ” Toby’s handler Ahmed

cess rate has been impressive.

According to Toby's handler Ahmed, he is the smartest bird in the facility. “Penguins are generally smart,” he said.

“But Toby is the smartest of them of all. He is very curious and always observed things around him. Of course, his attention span is short, but he is very observant.”

Ahmed and Toby share a very warm and loving relationship.

The Gentoo penguin has been a resident of Ski Dubai for over three years now. He can recognise colours and loves to play. At the penguin show, he is the star attraction and walks out ahead of all the other penguins, as he enjoys the adulation from visitors. When KT arrived at Ski Dubai to meet him, he was busy playing with a rattle ball.

Gentoo penguins are the third largest penguins in the world and are easily recognisable, with their characteristic bright orange-red bills and unusual white patches above their eyes. They can swim at a speed of 36 km/h and they love eating fish and other seafood.

Fans will remember the 2010 World Cup, when Paul the octopus gained popularity for making accurate match predictions. Paul, who lived at the Sea Life Centre in Germany, got 12 out of his 14 predictions correct, including picking Spain as the winner of the 2010 World Cup.