HONOLULU — Would it be the Kansas City Chiefs or Philadelphia Eagles? Honolulu Zoo visitors and media were on hand on Friday as Mari, Honolulu Zoo’s 47-year-old Asian elephant, made her pick for the winner of Super Bowl LVII.

Quarterback Jalen Hurts and the Eagles are looking for their first Super Bowl win since 2018 against quarterback Patrick Mahomes and 2020 Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs.

Sauntering over to the watermelons carved with each team’s logo, Mari called the game for the Philadelphia Eagles.

“Like Mari, I am also picking the Eagles to win this year’s Super Bowl,” said Mayor Rick Blangiardi “Elephants are proven to be exceptionally smart creatures and I think Mari’s got it right by counting on the Philadelphia defense to stop the Kansas City run and eliminate any big plays.”

Sarah Yamanaka covers events, environmental and community news for Spectrum News Hawaii. She can be reached at sarah.yamanaka@charter.com.