It was an ordinary bus ride – except for one furry passenger. In Brisbane, Australia, a koala named Peri embarked on a once-in-a-lifetime trip Saturday before being released safely into the wild.

The driver stopped to see what he may have hit and was amazed at what was stuck in the front grille of his car.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A koala has been rescued after causing a five-car pileup while trying to cross a six-lane freeway in southern Australia. Police said the crash in heavy Monday morning ...

This Christmas tree stowaway provided a surprising thrill for one Australian family! The McCormick family recounted the moment they noticed a koala hanging onto their artificial tree to The Guardian, ...

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 ...

SYDNEY -- A koala whose rescue from bushfires in Australia went viral last week had to be put down due to the severity of his burn injuries, ABC News reports. The koala, named Lewis, was struggling to ...

Belpre Elementary School student Lucas Garrett places a bag of change into a collection bin during the school-wide Penny Wars fundraiser for a koala rescue hospital in Australia. Recent wildfires ...

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 a Staff Editor on the Movies team at PEOPLE. He ...