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Lady elephant Yashoda at the prophecy in Hamburg's Hagenbeck Zoo: pineapple as a reward
Photo: Ulrich Perrey / dpa
The start of the European Football Championship was anything but positive for the fans of the German national team with the defeat against France.
How not to lose optimism now?
You could approach the whole thing in a sporty way and say that the upcoming German opponent in the second group game on Saturday, Portugal, struggled against the blatant outsider Hungary, at least until the final phase.
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Or: You believe the oracle in Hamburg's Hagenbeck Zoo.
The elephant lady Yashoda, called "elephant oracle" by the zoo, predicted a victory for the German team against Portugal on Saturday.
The lead cow of the Hamburg zoo Hagenbeck oracle the winner by pulling the German flag out of a wicker basket.
As a reward there was a pineapple.
When it comes to football skills, the zoo relies on its female elephant.
“Yashoda showed very successfully last time that she knows something about football.
Even if things didn't go so well for the German team.
We hope that she is right again this time and that our national team is playing a good game, «said animal keeper Michael Schmidt.
The 42-year-old lead cow had bet on a victory for the French national team against Germany and was therefore right.
The only goal in Munich on Tuesday was scored by the German central defender Mats Hummels, but in his own goal.
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