The unusual finding took place in the departure area of the airport located in Tasmania.
Among shelves filled with typical Australian stuffed animals, an Australian brush-tailed possum caught attention by moving, revealing that it was not part of the merchandise. A passenger was the first to spot the animal, which was hidden among kangaroo figures, bilbies - long-eared marsupials - and dingoes, the country's native wild dog.
The scene was recorded by an employee, Melissa Oddie, with her mobile phone, just before the small marsupial, uncomfortable with the attention, decided to leave its hiding spot.
The airport staff acted quickly and managed to remove the animal without causing harm. Although the incident had no consequences, it remains a mystery how the possum managed to enter the store and how long it stayed there, turning this episode into a viral and endearing anecdote in Australia.