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Dec. 2, 2020 / 1:52 PM

Australian woman finds wild koala in her Christmas tree

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers in Australia were summoned to he home of a woman who found something unexpected in the branches of her Christmas tree: a koala.

The Adelaide and Hills Koala Rescue said the hotline operator initially thought they were being pranked when Amanda McCormick called to report finding a koala climbing the Christmas tree inside her home in Mannum.

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"But no, a koala desperate to get in the Christmas spirit had wandered into Amanda's house and decided it wanted to be the fairy on the Christmas tree," the rescue said in a Facebook post.

The female koala was safely returned to the outdoors.

"Koalas are very curious creatures and if the opportunity presents itself, they will investigate," the rescue told 9 News.

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