Amazing Animals With Sixth Sense

Published February 21, 2013

Updated March 22, 2023

Amazing Animals With Sixth Sense: Everybody’s Favorite Camel

At the Popcorn Park Zoo in New Jersey, Princess the camel has a part time gig predicting the outcome of NFL games. The 26 years old camel has correctly identified 7 of the past 8 Super Bowl victories. This year, she correctly predicted the Baltimore Ravens to defeat the San Francisco 49ers.

How does she do it? John Bergmann, the zoo’s General Manager, writes a team name on each of his palms. He then covers each hand with a large cracker (no peeking, Princess!). The camel then eats one of the crackers, revealing the winning team.

Since Princess’s rise to fame, many other animals have made their Super Bowl picks. In Fresno, an orangutan named Siabu incorrectly chose the 49ers to win the Super Bowl XLVII. On the other hand, Hugh and Buffett, manatees living in an aquarium in Florida, agreed with Princess and chose the 49ers over the Ravens. Buffett’s success rate rivals Princess’s, as he has correctly predicted the past five Super Bowl outcomes.

Check out this video of her correctly choosing the Giants to win the Super Bowl in 2012:

author

Kiri Picone holds a B.A. in English and creative writing from Pepperdine University and has been writing for various digital publishers for more than 10 years.

editor

John Kuroski is the editorial director of All That's Interesting. He graduated from New York University with a degree in history, earning a place in the Phi Alpha Theta honor society for history students. An editor at All That's Interesting since 2015, his areas of interest include modern history and true crime.

Picone, Kiri. "Amazing Animals With Sixth Sense." AllThatsInteresting.com, February 21, 2013, https://allthatsinteresting.com/animals-with-sixth-sense. Accessed April 19, 2024.