thedailywhat: RIP: Heidi, the cross-eyed opossum who gained fame and fortune in her native Germany because of her crossed eyes, was put to sleep by her handlers at Leipzig Zoo. She was three-and-a-half. The zoo said its hand was forced by Heidi’s chronic illnesses, specifically arthritis, which zoo director Jörg Junhold attributed to old age. Opossums aren’t generally expected to live longer than four years. Heidi was born in May 2008. She resided in Denmark’s Odense Zoo before being transferred to Leipzig, where she was unveiled to the public in December 2010. [spiegel.] 

thedailywhat:

RIP: Heidi, the cross-eyed opossum who gained fame and fortune in her native Germany because of her crossed eyes, was put to sleep by her handlers at Leipzig Zoo. She was three-and-a-half.

The zoo said its hand was forced by Heidi’s chronic illnesses, specifically arthritis, which zoo director Jörg Junhold attributed to old age. Opossums aren’t generally expected to live longer than four years.

Heidi was born in May 2008. She resided in Denmark’s Odense Zoo before being transferred to Leipzig, where she was unveiled to the public in December 2010.

[spiegel.] 

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