Confused koala ends up in Australian family’s Christmas tree

An Adelaide family came home to find their Christmas tree topped with a new, furry  decoration after a juvenile koala wandered inside their home, climbed up the plastic tree and sampled the leaves. The family immediately called the Adelaide and Hills Koala Rescue, but co-founder Dee Hearne-Hellon said the group didn’t believe the story at first. After being removed from the tree, the koala was released into bushland nearby.
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