So McCormick called volunteer-run koala rescue organization, 1300KOALAZ. The organization said when its hotline operator received the call about the holiday koala , she thought she was being pranked.

Australian family find koala hiding in Christmas tree ‘Daphne’, as the family named her, was rescued and released by a local charity, but not before putting up a fight to stay where she was.

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