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Watch Fort Worth Zoo rhino predict Super Bowl winner

NFL Super Bowl 54 football game halftime performer Jennifer Lopez and Shakira throws a football at a news conference Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
NFL Super Bowl 54 football game halftime performer Jennifer Lopez and Shakira throws a football at a news conference Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, in Miami. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) AP

The rhino has spoken.

Travis, the 22-year-old rhinoceros at the Fort Worth Zoo “predicted” the San Francisco 49ers to beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV Sunday in Miami.

Travis, who is almost 3,000 pounds, is an endangered southern black rhino, according to the zoo.

Fear not, Chiefs fans, an animal at the zoo hasn’t picked a correct winner in five years.

“After careful consideration and a little deliberation with teammate Mtoto, Travis (kind of) charged the field and chose the @49ers as #SuperBowl champ,” the zoo posted, along with video of the selection, on Twitter Thursday.

The video shows Travis taking his time and discussing the selection with his “teammate” Mtoto before knocking over the 49ers designated trash can.

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Stefan Stevenson
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Stefan Stevenson was a sports writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 1997 to 2022. He covered TCU athletics, the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys.
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