 Owner M. Muniyappan sits with Mani the parakeet in a cage, in 2009 | |
| Species | Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Hatched | 1997 (age 26–27) Malaysia |
| Nation from | Malaysia |
| Occupation | Astrologer |
| Years active | 2005– |
| Known for | Making World Cup football predictions |
| Owner | M. Muniyappan |
Mani the parakeet (hatched 1997), also called Mani the parrot, is a Malaysian-born[1] rose-ringed parakeet who resides in Singapore. He has been an astrologer "assistant" to M. Muniyappan since 2005, working from his Little India fortune-telling shop along Serangoon Road. M. Muniyappan is locally known to make his predictions using a simplified form of cartomancy.
Mani became a celebrity in Singapore, and later internationally, when he picked the correct winners for all of the 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-final ties, as well as the Spain–Germany semi-final.[2] However, Mani failed to predict the Spain–Netherlands final by choosing Netherlands as the winner of the 2010 World Cup. At one point on 5 July 2010, a day before the Uruguay–Netherlands semi-final match, Mani topped Google's "Hot Searches" in Singapore.[3]
Prior to his World Cup stint, Mani and his owner M. Muniyappan, used to see an average of 10 customers a day. Following his World Cup success, this increased to around 10 customers an hour.[2][4]
- ^ "Mani the parakeet video: Bird picks Holland to win World Cup". The Washington Post. 9 July 2010.
- ^ a b "'Mani the parakeet' picks Netherlands as World Cup winner". Channel NewsAsia. 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Mani's a mini celebrity". The New Paper. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ "'Psychic' parakeet picks Netherlands as World Cup winners". AFP. 10 July 2010. Archived from the original on 12 July 2010.
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