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Ape at Utah zoo picks Patriots to win Super Bowl
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An ape at the Salt Lake City zoo is predicting the Patriots to win this weekend's Super Bowl. Hogle Zoo spokeswoman Erica Hansen said Thursday that a 12-year-old orangutan named Acara grabbed the face mask of the Patriots' papier-mache helmet first instead of the Eagles' helmet to signal her selection.Acara is trying to snap a two-year streak of incorrect Super Bowl predictions by animals at the zoo and recapture the glory her father, Eli. He gained fame for picking seven straight correct Super Bowl winners before dying in 2015.