Heidi Goes To Hollywood

Heidi the cross-eyed opossum is been asked to join the Oscars by a top American TV network, her zoo keepers have revealed.

The cute creature - who now has more than 50,000 Facebook friends - has been asked to join NBC's Academy Awards presenters team in February for the biggest showbiz event in the world.

Leipzig Zoo boss Dr Jorg Junhold, 46 - where Heidi lives in Germany - explained: "We have had the first requests form US tv stations for Heidi to go to Hollywood.

"NBC would like Heidi to present the Oscars and of course we are thinking about it."

Zoo spokeswomen Maria Saegebarth, 28 later explained: "Heidi will be shown via video link - she won't have to go all the way to the US.
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