Even in the land down under, koalas are rarely seen mingling with humans. But one miscreant of a marsupial did not only attempt to contact his human neighbors - he wanted to steal their Land Rover too.
Sam Box, 15, was coming home from school when he caught sight of the furry carjacker "trying to drive" his father's vehicle. Sam, who lives on a 200-acre sheep farm in the town of Maude near Geelong in Victoria, Australia, says the koala was poised on the driver's seat, its paws rested possessively on the steering wheel.
When he tried to make some noise to shoo the tree-dwelling trespasser away, he tells Australia's 9News that it just sat there and stared at Sam, unafraid. When you're a koala hijacker, there are plenty of other things to be scared of aside from a 15-year-old boy armed with nothing but a phone camera.
