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.

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 ...

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.