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

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0:24 Possum found in Hobart airport gift shop's toy section – video 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 brushtail possum had decided to join its fluffy friends in the shelves of Lagardère AWPL gift shop on Wednesday morning. It’s not a dealbreaker (but I’ll bring her round) | Rebecca Shaw Read more “A passenger reported it to … one of the staff members on shift who couldn’t quite believe what she was hearing,” Bloomfield said. “She then called the [airport] management and said: we’ve got a possum in the store.” A spokesperson for the airport said the possum remained calm as it was safely escorted out of the terminal without incident. Bloomfield said the store’s staff have been voting on what to name the marsupial. “We’ll have a little shrine to the possum.

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Possum found in Hobart airport gift shop's toy section – video
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
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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 brushtail possum had decided to join its fluffy friends in the shelves of Lagardère AWPL gift shop on Wednesday morning.
A passenger first spotted the possum peering out from among the toy kangaroos, bilbies, dingoes and Tasmanian devils – a growling carnivore that inspired the feisty Warner Bros cartoon character Taz.
Liam Bloomfield, the retail manager, said staff and customers were delighted.
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“A passenger reported it to … one of the staff members on shift who couldn’t quite believe what she was hearing,” Bloomfield said.
“She then called the [airport] management and said: we’ve got a possum in the store.”
A spokesperson for the airport said the possum remained calm as it was safely escorted out of the terminal without incident.
Bloomfield said the store’s staff have been voting on what to name the marsupial.
“We’ll have a little shrine to the possum. There will be a nice little photo; once it gets a name, we will put a nice little post in front of the store to make sure it’s remembered.” Bloomfield said.
Brushtails are one of five species of possum found in Tasmania, and are nocturnal – though known to be highly adaptable to a range of natural and human environments.
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- There will be a nice little photo; once it gets a name, we will put a nice little post in front of the store to make sure it’s remembered.” Bloomfield said.

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This article covers possum, airport, found topics. Readability: Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.0. Word count: 326.