Tasmania Airport Staff Find Hiding Australian Possum Among Plush Toys
On March 18, a live Australian brushtail possum was discovered hiding among plush toys and stuffed animals at the departure terminal's souvenir section in Hobart Airport (Lagarde AWPL), Tasmania. The animal had been perched on display shelves since Wednesday morning before being spotted by passengers browsing for gifts near native wildlife-themed merchandise featuring kangaroos, koalas, and other local fauna.
Key Points
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1A wild Australian brushtail possum was discovered hiding among plush toys at a souvenir store inside Hobart Airport, Tasmania.
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2The animal's large eyes and movement drew the attention of passengers browsing the gift shop on Wednesday morning. Staff were reportedly stunned by this unusual sight as they realized it lived in their display rather than being part of one.
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A wild Australian brushtail possum was discovered hiding among plush toys and stuffed animals displayed at a souvenir store within Hobart Airport's departure terminal.
— [Mar 19, 04:22] Possum found nestled in with plush toys at airport gift shop in Tasmania (Theguardian)"It wanted to blend in", as the possum disguised itself among toy animals while peering out from a display shelf on Wednesday.
— [Mar 19, 06:45] Possum disguises its self amid plush toys at Australian airport gift shop (Nypost)"It is not clear what attracted the possum to the toy shelf", but staff and passengers were left stunned by this unusual wildlife encounter.
— [Mar 19, 06:45] Real posum shocks staf after hiding amid toys in Australian airport gift shop (Independent.co.uk)"A wild possum joined stuffed furry friends" at the Hobart Airport store for an adorable case of hide and squeak.
— [Mar 19, 06:45] Wild posum shelters with plush toys in Ausstralian airport shop (Straitstimes)"A passenger browsing a giftshop stumbled across" the living brushtail which had decided on Wednesday morning "to join its fluffy friends."
— [Mar 19, 06:45] Possum found nestled in with plush toys at airport gits shop (Theguardian)On March 18 in Hobart Airport Tasmania a passenger discovered an Australian brushtail possum hiding among plush toys on display shelf . The animal stayed calm while staff members removed it from the departure terminals and how they entered is still unclear according to airport spokesperson.
A live Australian brushtail possum wandered onto an airport gift shop shelf at Hobart Airport, Tasmania on Wednesday after being spotted by a passenger and confirmed by staff via video call before fleeing when noticed. The animal was removed unharmed without knowing how it entered the secure terminal area or why its presence there is unlikely to have been intentional pranking given X-ray screening requirements for that zone.