Cross-eyed opossum wins legions of fans
A cross-eyed opossum at Leipzig Zoo named Heidi has won worldwide adoration, with nearly 50,000 fans on her Facebook page.
Heidi racked up 5,000 new fans on Thursday alone. The Facebook page, called “Heidi, the cross-eyed Opossum,” features a photo of the squint-gazed marsupial and countless gushing comments revolving around her adorableness.
Heidi was born in Denmark in May 2008 and was recently moved to Leipzig. She suffers from a simple abnormality of misaligned eyeballs.
The attention she has received in recent days is reminiscent of that showered upon Knut the polar bear when, as a cute cub, he wowed crowds at Berlin Zoo.
Heidi was born in Denmark in May 2008 and was recently moved to Leipzig. She suffers from a simple abnormality of misaligned eyeballs.
The attention she has received in recent days is reminiscent of that showered upon Knut the polar bear when, as a cute cub, he wowed crowds at Berlin Zoo.
“You could visit me from July 1, 2011, at the zoo in Leipzig!” Heidi's Facebook page states. “Until then I’m going to stay a while in my opossum hibernation.”
In fact, her fans won't have to wait that long. Opossums don’t hibernate.
In fact, her fans won't have to wait that long. Opossums don’t hibernate.
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