Nicholas, a rescue bottlenose dolphin at Clearwater Marine Aquarium, predicted the Cincinnati Bengals will walk away with the Vince Lombardi Trophy at the Super Bowl LVI game on Sunday, Feb. 13.
On Thursday, February 10, 2022, Nick was presented with two signs —one with the logo of the Cincinnati Bengals and one with the Los Angeles Rams — at one of his underwater viewing windows. A member from his Animal Care team asked Nick to make a choice from poolside. He selected the winning team by swimming to and touching the sign featuring the Bengals logo with his rostrum. Nick was cheered on by Billie, one of Team Ruff's players in the highly anticipated Puppy Bowl XVII. Billie is a rescue, like Nicholas, and is participating in the Puppy Bowl to raise awareness for pet adoption and rescue facilities.
Nicholas has a talent for making predictions for dozens of professional sporting events. He’s correctly guessed the winning team in seven of his last nine picks! This is his sixth Super Bowl prediction.
For more information about all of “Nick’s Picks” at CMA, please visit: https://www.cmaquarium.org/animals/dolphins/nicholas/
Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working marine rescue center dedicated to inspiring the human spirit through leadership in education, research, rescue, rehabilitation and release. CMA is home to rescued dolphins, sea turtles, river otters, stingrays, nurse sharks and more. Its former resident dolphin, Winter, who lost her tail after an injury, impacted millions of people around the world with her story of survival. Major motion picture Dolphin Tale (2011) features Winter’s story and its sequel Dolphin Tale 2 (2014) features the incredible story of Hope, a young resident dolphin of CMA. Through Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, CMA conducts important global research focused on protecting manatees, right whales and sea turtles. The mission and potential to change people’s lives differentiates Clearwater Marine Aquarium from any other aquarium in the world.