Bree Blakeman, who works as a research fellow at the Australian National University in Canberra, has just had a very extraordinary encounter. It was a morning like any other but when Blakeman came to her office, she immediately thought someone must have broken into it.
“I opened the door and noticed that some of the Aboriginal bark paintings that are usually stored propped up against the bookshelves were face down on the floor,” she told Bored Panda. “There were rolls of map-sheets on the floor also. I thought someone must have broken in. Books had fallen from their shelves.”
Blakeman then walked over to check her computer on the far side of the room and to her surprise, she spotted the perpetrator who was still in there; a cute possum staring at her from behind the PC.
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“It seemed resigned, shy, and a bit scared (These wild animals are nocturnal and there was bright morning light streaming through the office window),” Blakeman recalled. “It didn’t attempt to move away even when I was really quite close to it. The cute animal just looked at me like ‘halp please.'”
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The animal control personell put a very humane, no-harm box trap with fresh fruit in the room
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According to Austalia Zoo, the common brushtail possum is the most widely distributed large possum species. They usually live in woodlands and open forests in the hollow limbs of trees. However, they also make their homes in roofs of houses and sheds in suburban areas.
“It decided to make its own way out of the office through the same hole in the ceiling that it presumably fell through”
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Blakeman also wanted to use the chance of her funny photo becoming a viral animal meme to remind us that over a billion native animals have been killed by the recent bushfires in Australia. “Please consider donating to one of the many non-profit wildlife rescue organizations e.g. Wildlife Victoria,” she urged.
People immediately fell in love with the little critter
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And the little guy went so viral, he became a meme
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Just so you all know. Australia has possums. U.S.A. has opossums. They are different species. All of them are cute :)
Fun fact: is a possum and an opossum ever come in contact, they will annihilate each other and release incredible amounts of energy as per Einstein's E=MC^2
Load More Replies...hit too close to home: i sat the same way in office today until i could leave for lunchbreak :D
Our possums are so cute but can be quite feisty, they make an awful noise when they aren’t happy. Kinda reminds me of the Dilophosaurus in Jurassic Park lol. So adorable though, we have them come into our yard quite regularly.
That little possum is sure cute. A LOT cuter than the Opposums we have here in the United States. Our opposums look nothing like that little cutie pie! (See the difference?) NOT EVEN CLOSE! Glad he is okay <3 8-5e29bb454813e.jpg
That's a bad photo of an American possum. Think of their good deeds killing thousands of ticks. Itxs all those very sharp little teeth. I would add a prettier pic but this program won't let me.
Load More Replies...Are they particularly good at climbing/jumping? Am wondering how it reached the hole in the ceiling to get back out.
They are extremely good climbers and jumpers.
Load More Replies...I remember when 'meme' meant taking something from a source image and putting it into different contexts. Now it just means anything at all.
I get these guys on my property. They are so funny. I fill up a feeder with fruit for them and they clamber down the tree, stuff their porky faces and climb back up. I get "chittered" at if I disturb them.
He looks like he's having existential crisis? Of course, all wildlife on the Planet Earth has existential crisis. The vast wild places untouched by "uncivilized" civilizations, are of utmost necessity for our own survival. Why we, responsible, compassionate, human beings have to constantly fight for it??
This poor little dude probably wanted a break from all the noise and chaos taking place in his country and decided crashing through an office ceiling was his best bet. Thank you to the one who discovered him for not freaking out and scaring him more than he already is and for handling this adorable intruder in the best possible way. I gotta say though he is SUPER adorable 🥰
When youre waiting for the shower to warmup OR when you're waiting for your nuggets to be rwadg
Clearly the little bugger is waiting for you to turn your back on it. It will then spring out from behind the monitor and ring bark you before you can say Pohutukawa. (oh, does Ozzy want some back to replace those killed by the bush fires, I'm sure we have a few bazillion we can ship across the ditch) 😜
Just so you all know. Australia has possums. U.S.A. has opossums. They are different species. All of them are cute :)
Fun fact: is a possum and an opossum ever come in contact, they will annihilate each other and release incredible amounts of energy as per Einstein's E=MC^2
Load More Replies...hit too close to home: i sat the same way in office today until i could leave for lunchbreak :D
Our possums are so cute but can be quite feisty, they make an awful noise when they aren’t happy. Kinda reminds me of the Dilophosaurus in Jurassic Park lol. So adorable though, we have them come into our yard quite regularly.
That little possum is sure cute. A LOT cuter than the Opposums we have here in the United States. Our opposums look nothing like that little cutie pie! (See the difference?) NOT EVEN CLOSE! Glad he is okay <3 8-5e29bb454813e.jpg
That's a bad photo of an American possum. Think of their good deeds killing thousands of ticks. Itxs all those very sharp little teeth. I would add a prettier pic but this program won't let me.
Load More Replies...Are they particularly good at climbing/jumping? Am wondering how it reached the hole in the ceiling to get back out.
They are extremely good climbers and jumpers.
Load More Replies...I remember when 'meme' meant taking something from a source image and putting it into different contexts. Now it just means anything at all.
I get these guys on my property. They are so funny. I fill up a feeder with fruit for them and they clamber down the tree, stuff their porky faces and climb back up. I get "chittered" at if I disturb them.
He looks like he's having existential crisis? Of course, all wildlife on the Planet Earth has existential crisis. The vast wild places untouched by "uncivilized" civilizations, are of utmost necessity for our own survival. Why we, responsible, compassionate, human beings have to constantly fight for it??
This poor little dude probably wanted a break from all the noise and chaos taking place in his country and decided crashing through an office ceiling was his best bet. Thank you to the one who discovered him for not freaking out and scaring him more than he already is and for handling this adorable intruder in the best possible way. I gotta say though he is SUPER adorable 🥰
When youre waiting for the shower to warmup OR when you're waiting for your nuggets to be rwadg
Clearly the little bugger is waiting for you to turn your back on it. It will then spring out from behind the monitor and ring bark you before you can say Pohutukawa. (oh, does Ozzy want some back to replace those killed by the bush fires, I'm sure we have a few bazillion we can ship across the ditch) 😜
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