Don't know if this is SU or ATS
By Thomas Becnel
[h=5]Published: Friday, January 24, 2014 at 11:33 a.m.[/h] [h=5]Last Modified: Friday, January 24, 2014 at 2:49 p.m.[/h]
With a sweep of his tail and a nudge from his whiskered snout, Buffett the Manatee picked the Denver Broncos to win the Super Bowl.
Fun, right?
For the last six years, Mote Marine Aquarium staffers have had their manatees predict the Super Bowl champion. Only here's the thing.
Buffett is a perfect 6-for-6.
The 1,800-pound manatee has correctly picked the Super Bowl winner each try — the Giants and Steelers, Saints and Packers, Giants and Ravens.
At what point does fun become spooky?
“He's definitely on a roll,” said Kat Nicolaisen, supervisor of manatee research at Mote Marine Aquarium. “If he picks 10 years in a row, we'll have to sign him up with SportsCenter or a Vegas bookie or something.”
Buffett's half-brother, a manatee named Hugh, also picked a team — the Seattle Seahawks — to win the Feb. 2 Super Bowl. His prediction wasn't nearly so anticipated.
Hugh's record is only 4-2.
For Friday morning's media event, aquarium staffers played a “Jock Jam” of upbeat dance music, along with the theme from “Monday Night Football.” TV camera crews gathered by an underwater viewing area.
The Mote Marine manatees, born in captivity, have been trained to participate in behavioral experiments. At the sound of a whistle, they can swim across a pool and seek out a target.
For the Super Bowl picks, staffers lowered color pictures of Denver and Seattle helmets.
Buffet swam directly to the Broncos logo and bumped it with his snout. Hugh paddled toward the Seahawks sign, but wound up bumping into the plastic pipe that held it in place.
By Thomas Becnel
[h=5]Published: Friday, January 24, 2014 at 11:33 a.m.[/h] [h=5]Last Modified: Friday, January 24, 2014 at 2:49 p.m.[/h]
With a sweep of his tail and a nudge from his whiskered snout, Buffett the Manatee picked the Denver Broncos to win the Super Bowl.
Fun, right?
For the last six years, Mote Marine Aquarium staffers have had their manatees predict the Super Bowl champion. Only here's the thing.
Buffett is a perfect 6-for-6.
The 1,800-pound manatee has correctly picked the Super Bowl winner each try — the Giants and Steelers, Saints and Packers, Giants and Ravens.
At what point does fun become spooky?
“He's definitely on a roll,” said Kat Nicolaisen, supervisor of manatee research at Mote Marine Aquarium. “If he picks 10 years in a row, we'll have to sign him up with SportsCenter or a Vegas bookie or something.”
Buffett's half-brother, a manatee named Hugh, also picked a team — the Seattle Seahawks — to win the Feb. 2 Super Bowl. His prediction wasn't nearly so anticipated.
Hugh's record is only 4-2.
For Friday morning's media event, aquarium staffers played a “Jock Jam” of upbeat dance music, along with the theme from “Monday Night Football.” TV camera crews gathered by an underwater viewing area.
The Mote Marine manatees, born in captivity, have been trained to participate in behavioral experiments. At the sound of a whistle, they can swim across a pool and seek out a target.
For the Super Bowl picks, staffers lowered color pictures of Denver and Seattle helmets.
Buffet swam directly to the Broncos logo and bumped it with his snout. Hugh paddled toward the Seahawks sign, but wound up bumping into the plastic pipe that held it in place.
