A cute fluffy common brushtail possum on a banana tree, Brisbane, Australia. Source: iStockphoto / miwa_in_oz/Getty Images/iStockphoto Have you ever heard a thumping and screeching sound in your roof?

The brushtail possum is relatively common and “notorious for its late-night shenanigans in many suburban and city areas” of Australia but “scarce in the semi-arid zone of southwest ...