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.”
“I thought that Koalas could only survive by eating eucalyptus leaves?”
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Most people think that. But, known only to a small number of veterinarians and zookeepers, they thrive on a diet solely of either eucalyptus leaves or Christmas tree ornaments. But when consuming ONLY ornaments they must have a supplemental source of water. 🤗
At Christmas time we lash the top of the tree to the curtain rod in case our cat tries to climb it.
This koala looks big enough to bring down that unbraced tree with a crash.
Youda thunk that Christmas tree koalas are an old story by now.
Everybody knows that......... :)
Team Yardstick. The koala climbed into a decorated tree, just as pet cats do here in America.
thanks for the belly laugh......dyslexics untie !!!!!
They said the rescue people thought it was a prank at first, but finally came and got it moved outside
Really cute!!
Thanks for posting :)
In a related report: “First Lady Melania Trump found Joe Biden hanging out in the White House Christmas tree. The Secret Service dressed the naked, demented loser of the 2020 election and escorted him back to his bunker.”
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🙈
Poor Melania will need counseling the rest of her life after that!
Pfft. This is nothing.
I once found an excellent drunkyfuss redneckem nakedanus under my tree.
The warm fuzzies would not have been flowing had it been a King Brown Snake in the tree.
Perhaps you’d care to point out where the article says the tree wasn’t already decorated. I somehow missed that even after double-checking.
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