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Meet the animals predicting who will win the World Cup

two elephants playing near a small plastic goal.EPA

Kenya and Ashanti the elephants are having a think about who they think will win the World Cup 2026

Over the years, we've had octopuses, penguins and donkeys making World Cup predictions, and now we have a whole zoo!

Well, sort of. Animals at Guadalajara Zoo in Mexico have been given objects to play with that are decorated with different countries who have teams competing in the tournament.

Then the things they choose to sniff or kick around are seen to predict who will win each game.

We'll leave it up to you to decide how reliable they are.

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a gorilla holding a blue piñata in the shape of a Uruguay shirt next to a painted cardboard sign that says Uruguay.Reuters

Starting off strong, we have Chencha the 39-year-old gorilla, who seems pretty certain that Uruguay will beat Spain on 27 June.

two gorillas on some grass near a rock pool, one with a Uruguay shirt piñata and the other with a Spain shirt piñata.EPA

Gorilla pal Faustina however is backing Spain, and Chencha seems to have had a bit of a strop about it.

a puma eating meat from a cardboard cut out of a lion wearing a Czech Republic football shirt.Reuters

Muluk, a 14-year-old puma, is putting his bets on the Czech Republic in their match against South Korea.

Well, that, or he just likes the meat attached to the cardboard cut out.

Impossible to know for sure.

two capybaras nuzzling a cardboard sign saying Mexico.EPA

These two capybaras think the co-hosts Mexico could go all the way.

a giraffe playing with a green, blue, red and white football on some grass.Reuters

Joel the baby five-month-old giraffe isn't up for predictions yet - he just wants a kickabout.

Giraffe eating some greens near a football and mini goalpost.Reuters

And older giraffe Juana was more interested in having a bit of a snack.