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Unicorn Cow, Chicken Sweaters, and 2010's Bizarre Animal Stories [Video]

Remember China's Unicorn Cow, the British humanitarians who knitted sweaters for chickens, and the monkey who learned to ride on the back of a parrot? Take a look at some of this year's most bizarre animals stories.

Psychic Octopus Wins Posthumous DAFTA Award

(Dec. 22) -- Paul the Psychic Octopus may be dead and gone, but his family can be happy knowing that his incredible achievement in picking World Cup winners has helped him snare a posthumous DAFTA Award in his tentacles. The octopus oracle, who lived in a tank at the Sea Life Centre in Oberhausen, Germany, became...

Psychic Successor? Oracle Octopus Gets Replacement

(Nov. 5) -- Paul is dead. Long live Paul! The famous psychic octopus that predicted the outcomes of eight consecutive World Cup soccer matches over the summer before meeting a sudden end last month has a replacement: Paul II. The Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, says it actually acquired Paul II from waters...

Paul the Psychic Octopus Mourned Far and Wide Across Twitter

(Oct. 26) -- Forget the "fail whale." Today on Twitter, the untimely death of a different sea creature is causing all the buzz. Paul the Octopus, the psychic sea creature who captivated the world with his flawless streak of 2010 World Cup predictions, died Monday night. Paul made a name for himself during the World Cup...

The Best Photos of Animals From AOL Weird News

(Aug. 18) -- It's a zoo out there, judging by the wild photos of animals that AOL Weird News has in its archives. From adorable baby elephants to creepy, but still kind of cute, two-headed snakes, animals certainly get lots of news coverage. Especially when they do wacky things. Like a cheeky chipmunk trying to munch on...

Background on Paul the psychic octopus

Paul the Octopus (26 January 2008 – 26 October 2010) was a common octopus from Weymouth, England. Paul lived in a tank at a commercial attraction, the Sea Life Centre in Oberhausen, Germany and became internationally famous after his feeding behaviour was used to correctly predict the winner of each of the Germany national football team's seven matches in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, as well as the outcome of the final.

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