World Cup animal instincts

There are many ways to forecast the winner of the World Cup, and animals are also flexing their predictive abilities. “Mystic Millie” — a purportedly psychic camel in the UK — correctly chose her countrymen’s victory over Iran today. But she’s not the only animal in the predictions game, as host Marco Werman explains.

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