Animals at Guadalajara Zoo made their predictions on Friday (June 5) for World Cup matches set to be played in the host city, choosing winners by picking food, shirts, boxes and soccer balls linked to different teams.

Elephants ate from a Mexico flag in a prediction for Mexico's match against South Africa, while gorillas interacted with shirts representing Spain and Uruguay.

Danae Vazquez, head of communications at Guadalajara Zoo, said several species freely chose the teams they thought would win games in Guadalajara and matches involving Mexico.

The zoo said elephants Shanti and Kenya predicted a Mexico victory over South Africa, while gorillas leaned toward Uruguay against Spain. Capybaras produced a draw in the Mexico-South Korea prediction after neither team's box opened, according to Vazquez.

Macaws later picked Mexico over the Czech Republic, with Vazquez saying one macaw, Nova, repeatedly chose the Mexican side during several attempts. A puma moved a ball toward South Korea's side in a prediction against the Czech Republic, while giraffes chose the Democratic Republic of Congo over Colombia.

The predictions formed part of local World Cup activities in Guadalajara, one of the tournament's host cities, as Mexico prepared for matches during the football event.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

1. ELEPHANT ARRIVING AT PREDICTION AREA

2. MEXICO FLAG WITH FOOD AND A SOCCER BALL

3. SOUTH AFRICAN FLAG WITH FOOD

4. VARIOUS OF ELEPHANT EATING FOOD FROM MEXICO FLAG

5. ELEPHANTS EATING

6. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS AT GUADALAJARA ZOO, DANAE VAZQUEZ, SAYING:

"That's right, we had soccer predictions here at Guadalajara Zoo, where some animal species took part by freely choosing the team they thought would win the matches to be played here in Guadalajara, and of course the matches involving our country, Mexico. It was very exciting, we had a lot of fun, the animals participated very well, and I think we all had a good time."

7. GORILLAS NEAR SPAIN AND URUGUAY JERSEYS MADE OF CARDBOARD, ONE GORILLA CHOOSING URUGUAY JERSEY

9. GORILLA OPENING AND EATING FROM URUGUAY JERSEY

10. ANOTHER GORILLA OPENING SPAIN JERSEY

11. GORILLA EATING FOOD FROM URUGUAY JERSEY

12. VARIOUS OF CAPYBARAS EATING FROM TWO BOXES WITH SOCCER BALLS, ONE FOR MEXICO AND ONE FOR SOUTH KOREA

13. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS AT GUADALAJARA ZOO, DANAE VAZQUEZ, SAYING:

"Mexico was favored in two matches. Let me remember: Mexico versus South Africa, Mexico wins, according to Shanti and Kenya, our elephants. Then, in Mexico against South Korea, there is a draw. It was close. The capybaras were there, undecided, undecided, so it stayed undecided.

REPORTER ASKING: It matches experts’ predictions, isn’t it?

VAZQUEZ: According to the experts, that was fair because it did not open. The box was supposed to open, but neither box opened, so it ended in a draw."

14. REPLICA OF A SOCCER FIELD WITH MEXICO WRITTEN ON ONE SIDE AND CZECH REPUBLIC ON THE OTHER

15. MACAWS

16. MACAW FLYING DOWN WITH KEEPER ON MEXICO’S SIDE

17. MACAWS EATING

18. MACAW TAKING PEANUT FROM SOCCER FIELD

19. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS AT GUADALAJARA ZOO, DANAE VAZQUEZ, SAYING:

"We just watched the Mexico versus Czech Republic prediction. It was also exciting, very exciting. We did not know what would happen, but in the end our macaw, Nova, said Mexico wins because Mexico wins. We tried several times and she always leaned toward Mexico, so we can't say anything else: it is a clear victory for our country, and we hope that is what happens during this soccer celebration."

20. PUMA AREA WITH SOUTH KOREA AND CZECH REPUBLIC FIGURES

21. SOUTH KOREA GOAL

22. CZECH REPUBLIC GOAL

23. PUMA SNIFFING OBJECTS

24. PUMA MOVING BALL TOWARD SOUTH KOREA SIDE

25. GIRAFFES MAKING THEIR PREDICTION FOR THE MATCH BETWEEN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO AND COLOMBIA

26. GIRAFFE FEEDING

27. GIRAFFE MOVING BALL TOWARD DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO GOAL

28. GIRAFFE FEEDING