As sure as there\u2019s a Super Bowl every year, there are football fans who will turn to their supposedly psychic animal friends to predict the outcome of the game. And even though the Eagles aren\u2019t playing, there\u2019s a bird in Philadelphia set to prophesize whether the Seattle Seahawks or the New England Patriots will lift the Lombardi Trophy on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Following in the honored traditions of such clairvoyant creatures as Punxsutawney Phil<\/a>, Jim the Wonder Dog<\/a> and Paul the Octopus<\/a>, the Nashville Zoo has Wilbur the binturong \u2014 a bearcat native to South and Southeast Asia \u2014 who predicted a Seahawks win<\/a>. Wilbur is riding a two-year streak of making the correct pick.<\/p>\n Deuce and Zarina, two African Lions at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa, also chose the Seahawks<\/a>, as did Guacamole, a sea turtle<\/a> at SEA LIFE in San Antonio.<\/p>\n With the Birds in their offseason, Philly sports fans are probably more interested in the Bad Bunny halftime show<\/a> and whatever phrase Polymarket is wagering Mike Turico will say during the broadcast. But we figured we\u2019d ask the Philadelphia Zoo if they had a psychic animal with insight into Sunday\u2019s game, anyway.<\/p>\n And they do!<\/p>\n No, the oracle is not Ritz or Glory, the zoo\u2019s resident bald eagles<\/a>. Instead, the zoo is turning to the equally majestic Chick Pea, a 2-year-old Brahma chicken hen, Maria Bryant, the zoo\u2019s communications director, revealed. Chick Pea is one of the Philly Zoo\u2019s ambassador animals. She hatched there on July 7, 2023.<\/p>\n Chick Pea\u2019s choice will be revealed through the zoo\u2019s social media channels on Friday. The prediction process \u2014 as yet undisclosed to reporters \u2014 will take place sometime earlier that day.<\/p>\n Last year, the zoo asked Dean the hedgehog who would win, and he wisely picked the Eagles \u2014 while adding some extra thoughts about Kansas City at the same time.<\/p>\n Will Chick Pea side with a fellow bird \u2014 even though a Seahawk is a natural predator? Or will Philly\u2019s America 250<\/a> vibes make her lean more patriotic?\u00a0<\/p>\n Who knows, but at least now we\u2019ll have something Philly-related to root for on Sunday.<\/p>\n \t