U.S. Vice President Pence tries hand at koala diplomacy Down Under

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence pats a koala being held by a keeper as his wife Karen and daughters Charlotte and Audrey look on during a visit to Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, April 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Reed

SYDNEY (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence crouched down in the shade of a eucalyptus tree on Sunday at Sydney's Taronga Zoo where Penny, a red kangaroo, dozed in the midday heat, scratching her behind the ears before she lazily rolled onto her back.

"That's my usual position on a Sunday afternoon," Pence said as a bank of cameras clicked, capturing yet another picture-perfect moment for his family in Australia.