{"id":2582661,"date":"2026-03-22T16:28:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T20:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/travelers-in-airport-shop-get-shock-of-their-lives-when-stuffed-animal-staring-at-them-turns-out-to-not-be-stuffed-at-all\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T16:33:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T20:33:07","slug":"travelers-in-airport-shop-get-shock-of-their-lives-when-stuffed-animal-staring-at-them-turns-out-to-not-be-stuffed-at-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/travelers-in-airport-shop-get-shock-of-their-lives-when-stuffed-animal-staring-at-them-turns-out-to-not-be-stuffed-at-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelers in Airport Shop Get Shock of Their Lives When Stuffed Animal Staring at Them Turns Out to Not Be Stuffed at All"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">46<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftravelers-in-airport-shop-get-shock-of-their-lives-when-stuffed-animal-staring-at-them-turns-out-to-not-be-stuffed-at-all%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2582661&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A live Australian brushtail possum drew attention in Hobart Airport\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >departure terminal gift shop<\/a>, peering out from a display of plush native animals. A passenger alerted staff, who then contacted airport management after the unusual sighting. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-chinese-spy-rep-swalwell-was-sleeping-with-is-pictured-with-chinese-agent-who-spied-on-sen-feinstein-for-20-years\/\" title=\"HUGE: Chinese Spy Rep. Swalwell Was Sleeping With Is Pictured with Chinese Agent Who Spied on Sen. Feinstein for 20 Years\">staff member<\/a> filmed the moment before security removed the possum unharmed. It seemed the animal wanted too blend in with the stuffed toys, but how it entered the secure departure area and how long it stayed remain unknown; officials noted it would have required passing security checks, so it\u2019s unlikely to have been a prank. The display also included bilbies, tasmanian devils, and dingoes. The story is an Associated Press report republished by The Western journal without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/assailant-convicted-thanks-to-barron-trumps-phone-call-to-london-police-2\/\" title=\"Assailant Convicted Thanks to Barron Trump&#039;s Phone Call to London Police\">prior editorial review<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) &mdash; On shelves crammed with cuddly toy native animals in an Australian airport gift shop, one fluffy possum stood out: Its big brown eyes were moving.<\/p>\n<p>A browsing passenger first spotted a living Australian brushtail possum peering out from among the kangaroos on the display shelf at the departure terminal shop at Hobart Airport in Tasmania on Wednesday, airport retail manager Liam Bloomfield said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Above the possum were bilbies, marsupials with rabbit-like long ears, and dingoes, Australia&rsquo;s native dog. Beside the possum in the kangaroo section were Tasmanian devils, a growling carnivore that inspired the feisty Warner Bros. cartoon character Taz.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A passenger reported it to&hellip; one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouris-republican-governor-says-gop-lawmakers-tried-to-embarrass-him-in-disgusting-scheme\/\" title=\"Missouri...s Republican Governor Says GOP Lawmakers Tried To \u2018Embarrass... Him In \u2018Disgusting Scheme...\">staff members<\/a> on shift who couldn&rsquo;t quite believe what she was hearing,&rdquo; Bloomfield said.<\/p>\n<p>The staffer then called airport management &ldquo;and said we&rsquo;ve got a possum in the store.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>A staff member took a video of the possum with her phone before the animal grew wary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-should-brace-for-aggressive-sabotage-from-chinese-hackers-top-cybersecurity-official-says\/\" title=\"Top cybersecurity official warns of &#039;aggressive&#039; sabotage by Chinese hackers in the US.\">growing attention<\/a> and left the shop.<\/p>\n<p>Airport staff were able to remove the possum from the airport unharmed.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomfield didn&rsquo;t know what attracted the possum to the toy shelf.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m imaging it saw some of the plush animals that were for sale on the shelf and it decided to make its home with those. It wanted to blend in,&rdquo; Bloomfield joked.<\/p>\n<p>How the possum got into the store and how long it spent there are also unknown.<\/p>\n<p>It was unlikely to have been placed there as a prank. Someone would have had to put the possum through X-ray screening to get it into the secure departure terminal area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has not reviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication. Therefore, it may contain editorial bias or may in some other way not meet our normal editorial standards. 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A passenger first spotted the possum peering from among the kangaroos on the display, and staff were alerted to the surprising sight. The display also included bilbies, dingoes, and nearby Tasmanian devils. A staff member filmed the moment before the animal grew wary and left the shop. Airport personnel were able to remove the possum unharmed.<\/p>\n<p>Retail manager Liam Bloomfield joked that the possum might have been trying to blend in with the stuffed animals on offer. How the possum got into the store or how long it stayed is unknown, and it likely wasn\u2019t placed there as a prank since entering the secure departure area would require passing X-ray screening. 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