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Hello possum: the New Zealanders who keep wild marsupials as pets

The animals have a bad reputation in Aotearoa, where they are regarded as pests – but some say they are scapegoated for human failures

Maurice likes to stay up all night. When he finally settles down at 5am, he makes sure everyone knows he’s there – then he curls up and sleeps all day.

“When he’s ready to go to bed, he gives us a good face wash to say ‘hi,’” Jo Little* says, laughing. “He’s got really, really cold feet, and he puts them all over your head. He licks every area of your face!”

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