Wild possum shelters with plush toys in Australian airport shop

Staff at Hobart Airport in Australia's Tasmania discovered the marsupial among toy kangaroos and bears.

19 Mar, 03:08 — 19 Mar, 05:52

Why this matters

Possums are native marsupials to Australia and are often seen in urban and semi-urban environments. Their presence in unexpected places like airport shops highlights the ongoing interaction between wildlife and human infrastructure, sometimes leading to amusing encounters.

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The GuardianMostly Factual5d ago

Possum found nestled in with plush toys at airport gift shop in Tasmania

A brushtail possum was found peering out among the toy kangaroos and dingoes in a retail store in Hobart’s airport, delighting staff and customers Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A passenger browsing in a gift shop in Hobart airport has stumbled across a remarkable discovery in the plush toy section. A real living and breathing brush tail possum had decided to join its fluffy friends in the shelves of Lagardère AWPL gift shop on Wednesday morning. Continue readi...

By Jack Larkin and Australian Associated Press

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