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cbabe

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Thu Mar 19, 2026, 10:14 AM Mar 19

Possum shocks staff after hiding in toy animals in airport gift shop

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/possum-shocks-staff-after-hiding-in-toy-animals-in-airport-gift-shop/ar-AA1YXlsf

Possum shocks staff after hiding in toy animals in airport gift shop

Story by Rod McGuirk • 3h

An Australian airport gift shop offered a truly authentic wildlife experience this week when a passenger discovered a living possum nestled among its shelves of cuddly toy native animals.



Liam Bloomfield, an airport retail manager, recounted the moment of discovery on Thursday. "A passenger reported it to …. one of the staff members on shift who couldn’t quite believe what she was hearing," he explained. "She then called the (airport) management and said we’ve got a possum in the store."

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Possum shocks staff after hiding in toy animals in airport gift shop (Original Post) cbabe Mar 19 OP
Australian possums are much furrier than their North American cousins. sinkingfeeling Mar 19 #1
"Dear mom, I made a bunch of new friends today. They don't make any noise, but they're very soft." tanyev Mar 19 #2

tanyev

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2. "Dear mom, I made a bunch of new friends today. They don't make any noise, but they're very soft."
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 10:35 AM
Mar 19

Hope he's settling in at a nice wildlife rescue place now.

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