The Australian MotoGP Grand Prix Drivers visit to a wildlife park at Maru Koala and Animal Park


125cc rider Julian Simon of Spain feed wallabies at a wildlife park near Phillip Island some 100km south-east of Melbourne on October 15, 2009. The Australian MotoGP Grand Prix will be raced at the Phillip Island circuit on October 18.



CORRECTION-CITY Italian 250cc rider Marco Simoncelli (L) feeds an albino kangaroo during a visit to a wildlife park near the Phillip Island track, some 100 kms southeast of Melbourne on October 15, 2009. The Australian MotoGP will be raced at the Phillip Island circuit on October 18, 2009.



CORRECTION-CITY Australian MotoGP rider Chris Vermeulen has his hand gripped by a kangaroo during a visit to a zoo near the Phillip Island track, some 100 kms south-east of Melbourne on October 15, 2009. The Australian MotoGP will be raced at the Phillip Island circuit on October 18, 2009.



250cc rider Marco Simoncelli of Italy feeds an albino kangaroo at a wildlife park near Phillip Island some 100km south-east of Melbourne on October 15, 2009. The Australian MotoGP Grand Prix will be raced at the Phillip Island circuit on October 18.



An Albino Kangaroo wonders what the fuss is all about when MotoGP rider Chris Vermeulen of Australia, 250cc rider Marco Simoncelli of Italy, and 125cc rider Julian Simon of Spain came to visit his wildlife park near Phillip Island some 100km south-east of Melbourne on October 15, 2009. The Australian MotoGP Grand Prix will be raced at the Phillip Island circuit on October 18.



CORRECTION-CITY Australian MotoGP rider Chris Vermeulen (L), Italian 250cc rider Marco Simoncelli (C) and Spain's 125cc rider Julian Simon (R) feed kangaroos during a visit to a wildlife park near the Phillip Island track, some 100 kms southeast of Melbourne on October 15, 2009. The Australian MotoGP will be raced at the Phillip Island circuit on October 18, 2009.



CORRECTION-CITY Italian 250cc rider Marco Simoncelli (L) pretends to eat leaves as a koala (R) looks on during a visit to a zoo near the Phillip Island track, some 100 kms south-east of Melbourne on October 15, 2009. The Australian MotoGP will be raced at the Phillip Island circuit on October 18, 2009.



125cc rider Julian Simon of Spain (L) and 250cc rider Marco Simoncelli of Italy (R) pose with a koala at a wildlife park near Phillip Island some 100km south-east of Melbourne on October 15, 2009. The Australian MotoGP Grand Prix will be raced at the Phillip Island circuit on October 18.



CORRECTION-CITY Italian 250cc rider Marco Simoncelli (L) with a koala (R) looks on during a visit to a wildlife park near the Phillip Island track, some 100 kms southeast of Melbourne on October 15, 2009. The Australian MotoGP will be raced at the Phillip Island circuit on October 18, 2009.



125cc Bancaja Aspar team rider Julian Simon of Spain poses for a photo with a koala at Maru Koala and animal park 25km north of Phillip Island, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009.



250cc Metis Gilera team rider Marco Simoncelli of Italy, left, and 125cc Bancaja Aspar team rider Julian Simon of Spain feed Kangaroos at Maru Koala and animal park 25km north of Phillip Island, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009.



Suzuki MotoGP rider Chris Vermeulen of Australia, left, 250cc Metis Gilera team rider Marco Simoncelli of Italy, center, and 125cc Bancaja Aspar team rider Julian Simon of Spain feed kangaroos at Maru Koala and animal park 25km north of Phillip Island, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009.



250cc Metis Gilera team rider Marco Simoncelli of Italy feeds a wallaby at Maru Koala and animal park 25km north of Phillip Island, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009.



125cc Bancaja Aspar team rider Julian Simon of Spain feeds a wallaby at Maru Koala and animal park 25km north of Phillip Island, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009.



250cc Metis Gilera team rider Marco Simoncelli of Italy keeps an eye on a playful koala at Maru Koala and animal park 25km north of Phillip Island, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009.



250cc Metis Gilera team rider Marco Simoncelli of Italy feeds an albino Kangaroo at Maru Koala and Animal Park, north of Phillip Island, Australia, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. The Australian Grand Prix motorcycling is scheduled for this weekend on the island.


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