Cross eyed opossum is a star in Germany
January 12th, 2011 - 8:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Berlin, Jan 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A cross-eyed opossum has made several friends from all over the world. The irony of the opossum’s story is that it was left all alone in North Carolina.
However when the animal got to Germany, it started making friends and it has many friends for that matter. The animal’s popularity worldwide may be attributed to the fact that the animal also has a bizarre video on YouTube. It also has a fake movie and of course the movie’s thriller is also on YouTube.
The bizarre video of the animal show the opossum turning both eyes independent of each other. The video has already been viewed several thousands of times over.
The animal is named Heidi. It has about 109,000 friends and it is currently in the Leipzig Zoo. The animal is a hit in Germany where it is well loved. The German media are giving the animal all the media attention.
The animal is two-and-a-half years old and already it is middle aged.
Germany has very recent history with another animal celebrity. Paul the Octopus was a media sensation throughout the world during last year’s FIFA World Cup where the animal successfully predicted the outcome of all the matches.
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