An employee at BWS, an Australian liquor retailer, noticed something unusual when she arrived at work earlier this month.
The establishment seemed to have been plundered overnight, with shattered bottles thrown over the floor and shelves pushed out of place.
There had been a break-in. But he wasn’t your typical criminal.
Turns out, a store security camera had captured the unlikely suspect in action.
It was an echidna — a small, spikey animal native to the region — who’d somehow gained entrance to the empty liquor store and proceeded to make himself right at home.
Footage shows the little mammal wandering the aisles, perusing the booze-lined shelves and fridges without a care in the world.
It’s unclear how the echidna got into the business in the first place. But it was evident that he didn’t want to leave.
The echidna was discovered under one of the shelving units, exhausted from his night out.
“He’d gone through two bottles of vodka and a bottle of Bailey’s chocolate. He was undoubtedly sleeping it off “ABC News in Australia reported on the employee’s statement.
Before long, rescuers from the New South Wales Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service (WIRES) were on the scene to assist.
“It was ascertained that the echidna had really good taste, as the shelving it had climbed prior to finding its hiding spot was filled with bottles of champagne, all of which were now lying smashed all over the floor,” WIRES wrote.
Fortunately, the little guy wasn’t injured during his escapade, and rescuers were able to grab him.
In a safe location back outside, rescuers set him free.
“The echidna moved away in a straight line — it had obviously not consumed too much champagne during the night,” WIRES stated.
The echidna’s booze-fueled excursion had come to a close, leaving a shambles in his wake and maybe a headache.
WIRES added, “We hope the perpetrator has learned its lesson and will not enter and break again.”
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