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 ...

An Australian family came home Wednesday to find an unusual ornament in their Christmas tree -- a live koala clinging to a branch. The McCormicks were gone for about three hours when they returned to ...

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 ...

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.

Distressed locals have told of desperate koalas falling from trees and trying to eat vegetation such as pine needles.

Koalas are one of the world's most charismatic animals. But there is a lot we still don't know about them. For example, how do the marsupials access water in the treetops? Do they only absorb moisture ...

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.