Posted on 12/06/2020 12:45:55 PM PST by Eddie01
A woman near Adelaide had the best tree-topper of all time—at least for a day.
Amanda McCormick found that her Christmas tree had a new ornament after a live koala wandered into her home and snuggled up the branches of the white pine.
Lucky for the internet, she took pictures before calling a wildlife rescue group, 1300KOALAZ.
“Our hotline operator took a call,” the charity wrote on FB. “At first she thought she was the victim of a prank call.”
They merrily reported that the koala was “desperate to get in the Christmas spirit.”
Amanda, who lives in Coromandel Valley in southern Australia, is not alone. Dee Hearne-Hellon, the co-founder of 1300Koalaz, says koalas are occasionally known to sneak into houses.
Amanda McCormick / 1300Koalaz, Facebook Perhaps, especially, when there’s a pretty tree to climb.
The juvenile female was released into the neighborhood, which is in a region of habitat perfect for koalas, and scurried up a nearby tree.
“Tis the season to be jolly…Koalalalala Lalalala.”
> “Australian Woman Finds Koala Hanging Out in Her Christmas Tree – And the Photos are Adorable”
My poor unfocused eyes read:
“American Woman Finds Kamala Hanging Out in Her Christmas Tree – And the Photos were of Horror”
She PUT it there, people.
She PUT it there, people.
I thought that Koalas could only survive by eating eucalyptus leaves?
No doubt about it....
They may look cuddily but still a wild animal with claws and teeth.
I said that just now to my husband, but it’s still adorable.
I doubt it. If she were willing to handle it to get it on to the tree, she could’ve removed it after getting the photo and released it without calling the wildlife people.
Cute koala bear *bump*
You’re kidding, right?
It’s a skinny tree and she hung all those ornaments without SEEING it??? GULLIBLE SQUARED!! Geesh.
Or maybe they put up the tree and she hung the ornaments and then, later, this koala bear snuck in and climbed the tree and she snapped the pic. That’s how I’m reading it.
That said, in keeping with FR tradition I didn’t actually read the article so I could be wrong,
It’s a skinny tree and she hung all those ornaments without SEEING it??? GULLIBLE SQUARED!! Geesh.
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Koala wandered into the house after the tree was put up. Much like a neighborhood cat might wander into a house around here if you leave a door open.
LOL
That’s a hell of a tree stand.
well, with air travel down, the Quantas Koala needed a side job
You're right...that must be a DROP BEAR!!!
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