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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.% o9 }. r; N7 V5 A, i
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Bryan poses for a shot with a furry new friend. Koalas are herbivorous marsupials most closely related to wombats.' L8 w/ N/ V) `: M7 [8 U
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In addition to koalas, the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is home to many other animals, including dingoes, free-roaming dogs found mainly in Australia.9 M l* j4 Q2 y
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Eating Eucalyptus can be hard work. Koalas sleep up to 20 hours a day!
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+ N- B2 o7 X. g0 ]The Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary isn't just home to mammals. Bryan locks it up with a large reticulated python ...* R# c0 B6 D5 G8 X0 ` F8 C
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( E+ G' M% F1 f... And Natalya gets in on the reptile love, too, holding a young freshwater crocodile!/ k9 q% o$ X" q3 |9 Y; \1 D
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* E2 x7 @; ?& o/ n! iThe 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.( t$ w: x, l+ Q. k7 g
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WWE'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.
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3 M0 k3 o6 T# a9 t! _More than 130 kangaroos freely reside at the sanctuary.
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Natalya 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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: o: U& }2 g! Q5 n( XThe 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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