‘Meena Kutti’ the parakeet pushes past Paul the predicting octopus

A parakeet in Malaysia called ‘Meena Kutti’ has joined Germany’s fortune telling octopus Paul in predicting a World Cup win for Spain.

The parakeet usually predicts fortunes in business and life, but has recently begun catering to match tips – so far picking small envelopes with unerring accuracy.

“Meena is one-of-a-kind and is always accurate in her predictions,” her owner MC Mohan claimed.

Mohan, who has practiced parrot fortune-telling for more than 25 years, said he bought the bird from India has has refused to sell her despite many offers.

Fortune animals are rapidly eclipsing players as the stars of the 2010 World Cup, largely due to lacklustre performances from many favourite teams.