A video viewed over 8.6 million times shows a possum trying its very best to tightrope walk across a light strand hanging over a group of people socializing in Australia. The group cheers the animal on through all of its trials and tribulations. In the end, it had to improvise, and the crowd couldn’t get enough.
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“Wait for it . . .” wrote Joe William Atkinson in his Instagram post sharing the funny video.
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“I love being Australian,” wrote one person in the comments section.
“Australians are the best,” wrote another. (Soon you’ll see why this was such a popular comment.)
Watch a possum try to tightrope walk across a light strand here:
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