Watch: Polly the Harbor Seal Makes Her Super Bowl Pick

Polly, a harbor seal at the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk has made her pick for Super Bowl XLIX and her choice is the Seattle Seahawks.

The 27-year-old seal is trained to leap out of the water and touch a “target pole” held by members of the aquarium’s animal-husbandry staff. On Jan. 29, Polly was given the choice of touching two “target poles” – one with an image of a New England Patriots helmet attached to it and the other with a Seattle Seahawks helmet.

Polly’s choice was decided by two out of three jumps.

New England is favored by oddsmakers to win the game by 1 point.

“Seals are said to look like the dogs of the sea, so it’s no surprise that Polly is going with the Super Bowl underdog,” Aquarium spokesman Dave Sigworth said in a press release. Sigworth added that the colored balls at the ends of the two “target poles” were tested beforehand to ensure that neither was improperly deflated.

If it’s any consolation for Patriots fans, the Aquarium’s seals don’t have a very good track record when it comes to picking winners. So far, they’re 0 for 3 in previous attempts to pick the Super Bowl winner. Rasal the seal incorrectly picked the Patriots in 2012, when the Giants won. Another seal, Orange went with the 49ers in 2013 and the Broncos last year, both teams lost to the Ravens and Seahawks respectively.

Sigworth said that based on the seals’ record, it may mean that fans should bet on the Patriots.

Watch Polly make her decision below:

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