March 31 (UPI) -- An opossum that stowed away on a north-bound cargo ship has a new permanent home at the Alaska Zoo.
Juneau Animal Rescue received a call recently reporting an opossum on the loose in the state's capital.
"In my mind, I'm not thinking it's an opossum. I'm like, maybe it's a seal point cat or something," Jordan Bales with Juneau Animal Rescue told Your Alaska Link.
Opossums are common in the lower 48 states, but are considered an invasive species in Alaska.
"He was trying to get away, but there was no resistance or fight. He wasn't trying to bite. He wasn't hissing. We were able to kind of just push him right into the trap," Bales said.
