Unlike other koala detection dogs who sniff out koala scat, Bear is able to smell and lead rescuers to live koalas Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

- Bear is trained on koala fur, so basically he does a search and then when he smells that scent, he drops. And then I'll catch up with him and he's usually keep going until the next patch of scent.

Here are some of the greatest koala moments of 2016. During a photoshoot at Symbio Wildlife Park, a monarch butterfly perched itself on the schnoz of Willow the koala, as she prepped for her close up.

A koala bear who was wedged in the front grille of a car which reached speeds of 62mph has remarkably survived. The dopey marsupial has even gained a nickname from the experience - Bear Grylls.