The furry intruder was discovered perched on a shelf filled with plush native creatures, after a startled passenger noticed something unusual peering back at them

A passenger spotted a living Australian brushtail possum peering out from among the kangaroos on the shelf at the shop at Hobart Airport in Tasmania.

On shelves crammed with cuddly toy native animals in an Australian airport gift shop, one fluffy possum stood out because its brown eyes were moving.