德動物園一隻“對眼兒”負鼠躥紅網絡
According to the BBC News on January 10, a cross-eyed opossum called Heidi, who is being housed in Leipzig Zoo of Germany, has already become a new net star, and attracted more than 65,000 fans on Facebook。
Heidi, who is thought to be about two-and-a-half years old, was left outside an animal shelter in North Carolina in the US, along with her sister, Naira. Then she was brought to Germany in May by animal protectors and has settled down in Leipzig Zoo。
Heidi became known after reporters from the German daily Bild went to photograph animals that will be part of a newly themed area at the zoo. After they became public, photos of the creature became a sensation. Heidi has also inspired a song, written by Stefan Langner, and sung by three young girls, which has become an internet hit on YouTube。
Zoo officials say they believe the creature's eye problem could be related to the diet she had before being abandoned, or because she is overweight, which can lead to fat deposits around the eyes."Apart from aesthetically, this situation is not a problem," the zoo says。
The zoo described the attention as "surprising and unplanned", and it responded by putting up a new website page about Heidi. However, the zoo does not plan to undertake any "active marketing" of Heidi。
據英國廣播公司1月10日消息，德國萊比錫動物園一隻名叫海蒂的小負鼠是“對眼兒”而成爲新興網絡明星，它在Facebook上擁有6.5萬名“粉絲”。
2歲半的小負鼠海蒂曾和妹妹一起被遺棄在美國北卡羅來納州的一家動物救助中心外。2010年5月，海蒂姐妹被動物保護人士帶到德國，在萊比錫動物園安家。
海蒂的出名源於德國《圖片報》的一個活動。當時該報來到萊比錫動物園拍照，爲動物園新設的一個主題活動區拍攝動物明星。當這些動物的照片被髮表之後，海蒂的照片立即受到人們的關注。很快，海蒂激發了作曲家斯坦凡•蘭格奈爾的靈感，他爲其寫了一首歌，並由3位女孩演唱。這首歌在YouTube網站上成爲點擊熱門。
萊比錫動物園表示，海蒂的“對眼兒”可能是因爲飲食問題。此前它曾經被遺棄；也有可能因爲現在的海蒂體重超重，其眼部周圍脂肪過多而導致“對眼兒”。萊比錫動物園說：“除了美觀問題，海蒂現在很健康”。
對於海蒂的瞬間成名，萊比錫動物園表示“吃驚，毫無準備”。動物園已經爲海蒂製作了網頁，不過動物園不打算對海蒂進行任何市場運作。
