The rescue team said the koala was "desperate to get in the Christmas spirit" and "wanted to be the fairy on the Christmas tree" Benjamin VanHoose is the Senior News Editor on the TV team at PEOPLE.

Koalas are one of Australia's most beloved marsupials. How can DNA help bring them back from the brink of extinction? The koala is the latest species to have its DNA digitized and uploaded to the ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Koalas ...

Koalas spend most of their time in trees — but are in deadly danger when they descend to the ground, new research shows. The marsupials are an endangered species in Australia and their populations are ...

Hey, that’s not an ornament. A family in Australia was recently shocked to find an intruder hiding in their Christmas tree — a young koala. When the McCormick family returned to their home in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Parade Pets and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. A darling Koala Bear residing at Australia’s famous Taronga ...

Let's try that again — Awwwwww. Pictures have surfaced of a baby koala wearing a wee little arm cast after the mini marsupial fell out of a tree in Melbourne, Australia. The baby koala was also ...

Koalas are one of the world's most charismatic animals. But there is a lot we still don't know about them. For example, how do the marsupials access water in the treetops? Do they only absorb moisture ...