OCTOPUS PAUL

Paul the Psychic Octopus, which correctly predicted that Spain would beat the Netherlands in the World Cup Final, will be "very now be very popular in Spain," Spanish midfielder Andres Iniesta told Fox Sports.

Paul has become the world's most famous octopus following the media coverage of his World Cup picks. The Telegraph reported that a group of Spanish businessmen has bid €38,000 to bring him to Spain. If the deal goes through, Paul would be renamed "Paulo."

However, the octopus is learning about the dark side of fame. Supporters of Holland, Argentina, and Germany have all vented their ire on the eight-legged oracle. A number of recipes for cooked octopus have popped up on the Internet, and after Paul's accurate prediction that Germany would lose to Spain in the semi-finals, the Berliner Kurier opined that the Ouberhausen Sea Life Centre should "throw him in the frying pan."

According to the Telegraph, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is concerned over the threats to the octopus. "I am thinking of sending him a protective team," Zapatero reportedly said in an interview on a Spanish radio interview.

Dr. Mark Norman, head of science at Museum Victoria, told ABC News that while octopi might not have the ability to predict the outcome of a football match, they are clever animals and capable of "amazing things."

According to Norman, octopi are capable of recognizing individuals in a crowd of people and unscrewing the lid on a jar of prawns. Moreover, octopi collect half coconut shells and "carry them around like portable armor."

"So they're doing cool things out there beyond their psychic abilities," Norman said.