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.

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 tinsel and lights, but one Australian woman came home to find an unusual adornment: A koala. Surprised by the unusual visitor, Amanda ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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.

When the McCormick family returned to their home in Coromandel Valley, Adelaide, on Wednesday night, they found an intruder hiding in their Christmas tree — a young koala.

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.