A zoo in Australia is providing round-the-clock care for an orphaned possum, with a little help from a stuffed kangaroo toy.

The Taronga Zoo in Sydney posted on its Facebook page adorable photos of the baby possum, clutching a tiny stuffed kangaroo. The zoo wrote on Facebook that the possum was found alone and dehydrated, and is being nursed back to health by dedicated staff members. The possum is enjoying regular bottle feedings and likes to cuddle with the toy kangaroo, just as it would cuddle with its mother.

The zoo said the possum will eventually be released back into the wild.

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