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Daniel Bryan and Natalya visit the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane: photos
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During WWE's recent trip to Australia, Daniel Bryan and Natalya visit the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, the world's oldest and largest Koala sanctuary.
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Bryan poses for a shot with a furry new friend. Koalas are herbivorous marsupials most closely related to wombats.
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% r5 C8 H% q; [: r$ t0 u& vIn addition to koalas, the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is home to many other animals, including dingoes, free-roaming dogs found mainly in Australia.3 C" C. ?2 g- ~2 g Y9 o
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! H, A5 {% h7 F \* k5 uEating Eucalyptus can be hard work. Koalas sleep up to 20 hours a day!1 O j) h: q7 K% R E/ c& t" V
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The Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary isn't just home to mammals. Bryan locks it up with a large reticulated python ...# O8 q# [# y: X- a
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... And Natalya gets in on the reptile love, too, holding a young freshwater crocodile!
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, i8 S. l! [ z5 G6 OThe 11-acre sanctuary is one of the very few locations in the world where visitors can get up close and personal with the rare and beautiful Australian wildlife.
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9 q5 I7 ]8 s2 pWWE's "goat face" meets one of his own kind for lunch.
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In the sanctuary's 5-acre kangaroo reserve, Bryan and Natalya feed and pet free-roaming kangaroos." Q w% v5 U: R; j
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More than 130 kangaroos freely reside at the sanctuary.8 h+ W% ~( t; k& w7 \3 b, Z5 t
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3 c0 |7 X0 C0 l, n6 j) y( ANatalya fools around with her new kangaroo pal. Kangaroos are an unofficial symbol of Australia, appearing on the country's coat of arms and currency.
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( c, [2 K1 `7 G) C, y5 f% {The Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is home to many more animals, including emus, parrots and cockatoos, Tasmanian devils, wombats and even a platypus! |
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