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heidi the cross-eyed opossum.

Animal lovers though we are, we don't generally put opossums near the top of our list of captivating critters. But Heidi, a cross-eyed opossum residing in Germany's Leipzig Zoo, has captured hearts and hits, becoming an Internet sensation with nearly 200,000 Facebook fans and a YouTube song written about her sweetness. Why the sudden interest in this 2.5-year-old import from the States? At the end of last year, Heidi and her squinty eyes were photographed for a story. Once media outlets realized how cute and photogenic she was, her story spread, taking the zoo entirely by surprise. Though she and her sister, who has the same eye problem, aren't yet on display at the zoo -- they're ...