Buying gifts at the airport is often a very good option for passengers who forgot to get a souvenir on their trips, but they encountered a live opossum.
However, instead of a stuffed animal, a keychain or typical food, in the case of a store at the Hobart airport, in Tasmania, Australia, what they found was something very special.
Because it was not an object, but a live opossum. The animal had hidden in the stuffed animal section and was quietly not drawing attention.
Precisely for that reason, it wasn’t until a customer approached the area that they discovered the infiltrated mammal among the toys.
But, far from being scared as Liam Bloomfield, the store manager, assured, the small brush-tailed opossum became the protagonist of the day.
The surprise of a live opossum
“A passenger told one of the employees, but she couldn’t quite believe it,” explained the manager of the Lagardère AWPL store to The Guardian.
In fact, even when the worker called the airport management to explain what was happening, it all seemed like a joke.
Thus, finally the animal was able to return to its habitat without major issue. According to a Hobart spokesperson, the opossum was calm while they escorted it safely out of the terminal.
It all ended up as a fun anecdote that they will hardly forget. And indeed, such was the impact of the animal that they are now even considering giving it a name.
As Bloomfield joked, the store staff voted on how to name the marsupial, although for now they have not decided on a fitting name.
