Obama, World Leaders Get Cuddly With Koalas Down Under at G20

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President Obama and other leaders attending the G20 in Brisbane posed with koalas before the first meeting.

Image: G20 Australia handout photo shows Australia's PM Abbott and U.S. President Obama each holding a koala before the G20 Leaders' Summit in Brisbane

Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott and President Barack Obama each hold a koala before the G20 Leaders' Summit in Brisbane on Nov. 15. G20 Australia via Reuters

Nov. 15, 2014, 12:02 PM EST / Updated Nov. 15, 2014, 1:42 PM EST

As the cameras clicked, world leaders attending the G20 Summit in Brisbane each took a turn Saturday holding koalas, one of Australia's most iconic animals. No word yet on whether the heads of the 20 largest economies will snuggle with kangaroos.

Image: G20 Australia handout photo shows Russia's President Putin holding a koala before the G20 Leaders' Summit in Brisbane — Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds a koala before the summit.G20 Australia / Reuters

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