This Little Baby Possum Hugging Her Stuffed Kangaroo Will Make Your Day (Photos)
There are all sorts of delightful little creatures populating the Earth.
Remember when we showed you the Twitter #CuteOff competition that was looking for the most darling animal alive?
Well, I think I just found the winner.
The Taronga Zoo in Mosman, Australia just released a few photos of an orphaned, 4-month-old brushtail possum named Bettina, and this baby marsupial might just be the cutest creature the Internet ever laid eyes on.
If Bettina's furry little face isn't enough to melt your heart, you'll be glad to know this charming joey spends most of her time hugging an equally adorable stuffed kangaroo.
She currently receives round-the-clock care from one of the zoo's nurses, Felicity Evans, and according to a press release, Evans carries “a makeshift pouch” and even gets up “in the middle of the night to bottle feed and toilet the joey."
Take a look at the pictures below to see this insanely cute marsupial.
Meet Bettina and her stuffed kangaroo.
Posted by Taronga Zoo on Tuesday, October 6, 2015
After being discovered alone and suffering from dehydration, Bettina was taken in by the Taronga Zoo and is now being nursed back to health.
Posted by Taronga Zoo on Tuesday, October 6, 2015
The zoo recently released a few pictures of Bettina hugging a kangaroo stuffed animal, and now the Internet is basically losing its mind over how insanely adorable she looks.
Posted by Taronga Zoo on Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Seriously, who in his or her right mind would want to give this little fella up?
Posted by Taronga Zoo on Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Citations: Nothing Can Ever Come Between This Orphaned Baby Possum and Her Stuffed Kangaroo (TIME), Orphaned possums get a helping hand at Taronga (Taronga)