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| World Cup 2018: Japan's 'psychic' octopus killed and 'sent to market' | World Cup 2018: Japan's 'psychic' octopus killed and 'sent to market' |
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| An octopus, who correctly predicted all of Japan's World Cup results, has been killed and turned into sashimi. | An octopus, who correctly predicted all of Japan's World Cup results, has been killed and turned into sashimi. |
| The mollusc, named Rabio, was hailed as psychic after an experiment in a paddling pool. | The mollusc, named Rabio, was hailed as psychic after an experiment in a paddling pool. |
| But Kimio Abe, the fisherman who caught Rabio, felt he'd make more money selling it for food than from its clairvoyance. | |
| Local media in Japan reports Kimio decided his livelihood was more important than viral fame. | Local media in Japan reports Kimio decided his livelihood was more important than viral fame. |
| Here's Rabio in action. It's in Japanese but you get the idea. | Here's Rabio in action. It's in Japanese but you get the idea. |
| Rabio - a giant Pacific octopus - predicted Japan's win against Colombia and their draw with Senegal by moving to different parts of a paddling pool. | Rabio - a giant Pacific octopus - predicted Japan's win against Colombia and their draw with Senegal by moving to different parts of a paddling pool. |
| Each sector - marked as win, lose or draw - had food placed to tempt the octopus. | Each sector - marked as win, lose or draw - had food placed to tempt the octopus. |
| While Japan's footballers are left to dwell on what might have been, at least they still have their health. Unlike Rabio. | While Japan's footballers are left to dwell on what might have been, at least they still have their health. Unlike Rabio. |
| But his spirit will live on, as the fisherman plans to use another octopus to predict the results of future fixtures. | But his spirit will live on, as the fisherman plans to use another octopus to predict the results of future fixtures. |
| Rabio was sent to market before Japan lost 1-0 to Poland on 28 June. | Rabio was sent to market before Japan lost 1-0 to Poland on 28 June. |
| He had, of course, predicted the loss - but not his own demise. | He had, of course, predicted the loss - but not his own demise. |
| Rabio wasn't the first psychic octopus with an interest in international football competitions. In 2010, a German invertebrate named Paul correctly predicted six World Cup games. | Rabio wasn't the first psychic octopus with an interest in international football competitions. In 2010, a German invertebrate named Paul correctly predicted six World Cup games. |
| Paul passed peacefully in his aquarium at the Sea Life Centre in Oberhausen in 2012, aged two. | Paul passed peacefully in his aquarium at the Sea Life Centre in Oberhausen in 2012, aged two. |
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