Overview
- A video shared on social media showed the marsupial perched on a shelf among stuffed kangaroos, bears and other toy animals.
- Travelers were surprised as an employee filmed the encounter before the animal left the store area, according to local reports.
- Shop manager Liam Bloomfield joked that the lifelike souvenir range had earned the “ultimate quality seal.”
- A Hobart Airport spokesperson quipped that the shop offered a “cozy resting corner” for the unexpected visitor.
- The airport noted previous wildlife encounters at the site, including rescues of snakes and a baby echidna reported in 2025.