The rescue team said the koala was "desperate to get in the Christmas spirit" and "wanted to be the fairy on the Christmas tree" This Christmas tree stowaway provided a surprising thrill for one ...

It seems that everyone is trying to get into the Christmas spirit this year — even koalas. An Australian family was in for a big surprise this week when they discovered a koala had wandered into their ...

ADELAIDE, SA — An Australian family came home to find a surprise ornament in their Christmas tree. A juvenile Koala had broken in and attached itself to the 6-foot plastic tree. Amanda McCormick of ...

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Hey, that’s not an ornament. A family in Australia was recently shocked to find an intruder hiding in their Christmas tree — a young koala. When the McCormick family returned to their home in ...

COROMANDEL VALLEY, Australia -- Picture a Christmas tree and you'll probably think of baubles, tinsel and fairy lights, but one Australian woman came home to find an unusual adornment: A koala.

Christmas came early for one family in Australia — thanks to a special furry ornament found in their tree: a live koala. The McCormick family found the creature tangled in lights and plastic branches ...

Local resident George, who was walking his dog Benji near Whites Hill Reserve, told Koala Rescue Brisbane South he’d noticed ...

In the photos, Denni beams at the camera, while the baby koala hugs the back of its new friend's neck tightly from behind.

Steve Lamplough heard his dogs barking in the backyard and went outside to see what the commotion was about. His 9-year-old Golden Retriever had a baby Koala on her back with his tiny furry paws ...

COROMANDEL VALLEY, Australia -- Picture a Christmas tree and you'll probably think of baubles, tinsel and fairy lights, but one Australian woman came home to find an unusual adornment: A koala.

Picture a Christmas tree and you’ll probably think of baubles, tinsel and fairy lights, but one Australian woman came home to find an unusual adornment: A koala. Surprised by the unusual visitor, ...