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Summary The owner said that he would not force the tortoise to predict all the results of the tournament.
A rare two-headed tortoise has embarked on a new career in predicting results at the upcoming ice hockey World Championship in Slovakia.Magdalena the African spurred tortoise will try to replicate the success of Paul the oracle octopus, who rose to fame by correctly predicting the outcome of eight successive matches at last years soccer World Cup in South Africa.Born in the northern Slovak town of Zilina in March with the genetic defect of having two heads, Magdalena makes the picks by moving around a small-scale model of an ice hockey rink.Magdalenas first attempt was in line with bookmakers, predicting hosts Slovakia would beat outsiders Slovenia in the championships opening match.Slovakia will host the 75th edition of the tournament with 16 teams competing in the April 29-May 15 event.
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