Koalas are normally found in eucalyptus trees, but one couple came home on Wednesday and were shocked to find one in their bedroom.
“I was scared, happy and excited at the same time,” Fran Dias Rufino told CNN from South Australia.
Rufino, who moved to Australia from Brazil, posted the unexpected encounter on Instagram, saying she was lost for words upon seeing the marsupial inside her home.
In the video, the koala is seen sitting on the floor beside their bed, staring at Rufino and her husband, Brunno, before climbing onto a bedside table. It then hopped onto the bed.
“I was nervous and worried about how we would manage him to go out,” she said.
Koalas, which are mostly found on Australia’s east and southeast coasts, are endangered in New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory, mainly due to disease, drought, bushfires and land clearing.
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