Not that this week has been lacking in resilient animal stories, from an unofficial New York City mascot to a train full of rescued dogs, but we could all use another. Meet a koala nicknamed Bear ...

The driver called his time with the koala "a little ray of sunshine in this nightmare." Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously ...

The man helping the heroes, quickly became the hero on a drive through Nerriga, a town in New South Wales affected by Australia’s devastating wildfires. Damian Campbell-Davys, a water tanker driver, ...