A Chinese monkey described as the “king
of prophets” has tipped Donald Trump for the US presidency, a tourism
park said, after the creature successfully predicted the winner of
football’s European Championship final earlier this year.
Known as Geda — which means knots or
goose bumps — the prophetic primate is the latest in a series of
purportedly psychic animals that have popped up around the world since
Paul the Octopus correctly predicted multiple 2010 World Cup matches.
The simian seer, wearing a yellow shirt
emblazoned with his title, was given a chance to pick between life-sized
cut-outs of Republican Trump and his Democratic challenger Hillary
Clinton.
After “deliberate thought” the mystic
monkey chose Trump, Shiyanhu Ecological Tourism Park said Thursday in a
statement on its website. Without even waiting, he congratulated the
cardboard candidate with a kiss on the lips.
The five-year-old simian correctly
predicted Portugal would win the 2016 European football championship in
July, two days before Cristiano Ronaldo’s side prevailed 1-0, online
news portal ifeng.com reported at the time.
Then, the monkey was presented with the
national flags of Portugal and France with bananas on both. It finally
walked towards the national flag of Portugal and ate a banana there, the
report said.
Geda’s antics seem to have been inspired by the oracular octopus Paul.
In 2010, Paul the Octopus became the
world’s most famous mollusc when he foretold the results of every match
played by Germany at the World Cup in South Africa, as well as Spain’s
victory against the Netherlands in the final.
AFP
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