Chattanooga Zoo Residents Choose Their Super Bowl LV Champions

Animals at Chattanooga Zoo in Tennessee made their Super Bowl LV predictions ahead of the February 7 showdown in Tampa, Florida.

Video released by the zoo shows three animals inspecting boxes representing the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. An Aldabra giant tortoise and a pot-bellied pig choose the Buccaneers while a Komodo dragon sides with the Chiefs, the reigning Super Bowl champions.

The Chiefs will face the Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on February 7. Credit: Chattanooga Zoo via Storyful

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