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Adelaide family finds unexpected ornament — a young koala — hiding in Christmas tree

December 4, 2020

A juvenile koala was keen to take part in an Adelaide couple’s holiday celebrations. (Source: Other)

An Australian family found an unexpected ornament in their Christmas tree this silly season — a live, juvenile koala. 

The McCormicks, from Adelaide, found the festive creature perched amongst their tinsel and lights.

Koala rescue group 1300Koalaz was called to return her into more familiar territory. 

“[On Wednesday], our hotline operator took a call. At first she thought she was the victim of a prank call,” the rescue group posted on Facebook . 

“But, no, a koala desperate to get in the Christmas spirit had wandered into Amanda McCormick’s house and decided it wanted to be the fairy on the Christmas tree.”




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