Middle-aged, gray-haired, stays up late, Heidi the cross-eyed opossum in a big sensation in Germany, and she hasn't made her debut at the Leipzig Zoo yet. Heidi appears to be the next animal celebrity. Heidi is 2-1/2-years old and has a growing Facebook group, sparked a song on YouTube, and will soon be a plush toy. People will get their first glimpse of Heidi in July when the zoo opens. Heidi first appeared last month in Germany's mass-circulation newspaper Bild. Heidi is the most recent example of animal celebrities which include Knut the polar bear in Berlin and the deceased Paul the octopus in Oberhausen. The zoo has dedicated a portion of its website to answering Heidi-related questions.
Zoo officials think that Heidi's crossed eyes could have come from poor diet when she was young. Vision is not much of a problem for Heidi, the zoo said. Opossum's rely heavily on their sense of smell instead of their sight.
I think that this is really cool. Heidi the cross-eyed opossum is getting people and kids interested in animals and how they could become cross-eyed like Heidi and other questions as well. She is opening up kids and people to our world and everything that is on our planet.
I think that it is crazy how poplar she has become in just a month. It is pretty cool.
I am glad that she is going to be properly cared for at the zoo in Germany.
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