Word on the street is that Paul, the psychic octopus, had better watch his back - wherever that is.

Death threats have been pouring in for the clairvoyant critter since he, er, predicted that Spain would beat the Netherlands in the World Cup, CNN is reporting.

Paul made his prediction Friday from the aquarium tank that serves as his home in Oberhausen, Germany. His caretaker, Oliver Walenciak, claimed he is unfazed by the threats to grill him and the like.

"There are always people who want to eat our octopus, but he is not shy and we are here to protect him as well," the website LiveStreetJournal quoted Walenciak as saying.

Paul picks his teams by choosing to eat from a jar bearing the flag of the team's country. He has predicted all of the winners in Germany's games in this World Cup with 100% accuracy, NPR reports.

Update at 1:24 p.m. ET:

Not to be outdone, sensitive wildlife from across the globe are now stepping forward to show that they too have skills when it comes to World Cup predictions.

A psychic parakeet in Spain has picked Netherlands to beat Spain in the soccer finals, Agence France-Presse reports.

Mani the bird used his beak to peck at a card bearing the Dutch flag over a card bearing Spain's flag.

And in Cape Town, South Africa, another octopus, this one named Jabulani, has picked Spain as the final winner, the Indo-Asian News Service reports.

Like fellow octopus Paul, Jabulani also picked Spain when jars bearing the flags of Spain and the Netherlands were lowered into his tank, according to the news agency.

(Posted by Melanie Eversley)