London
(ANI):
After
Paul
the
Octopus,
who
predicted
the
World
Cup
results,
now
comes
a
cross-eyed
possum
in
Germany
that
predicts
the
top
Academy
Awards
winners.
Heidi
the
possum
gives
her
verdict
of
the
winners
by
sniffing
and
touching
fake
Oscar
statuettes
that
have
pictures
of
squinty-eyed
actors
pinned
on
them,
the
Daily
Mail
reported.
Each
day
she
is
released
in
a
pen
where
the
statuettes
are,
and
whichever
statue
she
touches
with
her
paw
first
signifies
the
winner
in
that
category.
So
far
she
has
picked
'Black
Swan" star
Natalie
Portman
to
take
home
the
Best
Actress
award.
Heidi,
who
is
believed
to
be
two-and-a-half-years-old,
was
abandoned
outside
an
animal
shelter
in
North
Carolina
in
the
United
States
with
her
sister
Naira,
and
has
been
living
at
Leipzig
Zoo
in
Germany
since
May
last
year.
The
zoo
thinks
her
eye
condition
could
have
been
caused
by
her
diet
before
she
was
abandoned,
or
because
she
is
overweight,
leading
to
fat
deposits
behind
her
eyes.
Heidi,
who
will
be
picking
Oscar
winners
on
Jimmy
Kimmel"s
US
chat
show
all
week,
already
has
thousands
of
followers
on
her
Facebook
page.