Cross-eyed opossum to pick Oscar winners

Germany's celebrity cross-eyed opossum Heidi has been recruited by Hollywood to predict winners of the Academy Awards on U.S. television.

The opossum will appear from her home in Leipzig, Germany, on the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show on channel ABC, which also broadcasts the Oscars.

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Law and Order: Animal Victims Unit

A COMPLICATED MURDER CASE
Brandon Bird diorama 2010

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In the womb: Dogs

Using state-of-the-art visual effects and real-time 4-D ultrasound imagery, National Geographic follows the fetal development of one wolf and three different dog breeds.

From a single cell to a complex, self-sustaining organism, an infant goes through an incredible transformation before it even takes its first breath. With ground-breaking photography, computer graphics, and 4-D imaging, "In the Womb" reveals this amazing process.

"In the Womb: Dogs" will air on the National Geographic Channel on Sunday, January 4, 2009.

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Is your house a zoo?

Is your life literally going to the dogs...and cats...and bunnies...and lizards?

Do you have ducks in the bathtub and spiders in the chandelier?

Do you mix up your kids' names with your pets?

Are your kids actually goats?

Animal Planet is developing a new series about families where the pets outnumber the humans, where the daily business of raising a family includes dealing with the whole animal kingdom.

If your house is one where any animal would feel at home, they'd like to know more.

Please send a short introductory email about your family to MyHouseIsaZoo.too@gmail.com.

Include a link to your website if you can. Emails with attachments will not be opened.

Does your pet watch TV?

Submit a photo of your pet watching TV to All American Dish and have a chance to win a Toshiba 32" 720p LCD HD TV.

To submit an entry:

• Take a photo of your pet watching TV.
• Visit http://www.allamericandish.com/funandgames/contest.php to upload your photo.
• Only one entry per household per month.

A show to watch

Oprah Winfrey plans to dedicate a show investigating abuses at puppy mills to her cocker spaniel, Sophie, who died last month from kidney failure.

"Sophie gave me 13 years of unconditional love. She was a true love in my life," Winfrey says on the broadcast scheduled to air Friday, April 4.

The show features special correspondent Lisa Ling investigating puppy mills, which Ling calls "horrific" and "haunting."

Winfrey says the show is "for anybody anywhere who loves a dog, has ever loved a dog, or just cares about their basic right to humane treatment."

Facts about puppy mills

People are talking ...

Emil Steiner's post "Cry Me a River, Ellen DeGeneres!" in the Washington Post's Offbeat Column is generating a TON of comments from readers.

Emil said, "With her emotional and peremptory elocution, Ellen avoided being mauled by the tabloids and, more important, avoided disappointing her adoring fans. Rather than deny and explain, she confessed and begged forgiveness. And by crying those tears, whether alligator or not, she most likely won over even more fans. Think I'm being too cynical? Watch the video and decide for yourself."

After you watch the video, scroll through the comments - some are just hilarious.