How do koalas cope with the climate?

Answer 1

Koalas are specially adapted to the temperate climate. This is where their favoured subgenus of eucalyptus trees, Symphyomyrphus, are found. These trees meet all their needs of food, shelter and moisture.

Koalas have dense, waterproof fur which protects them from wet, tropical storms in the north, and cold winters in the south.

Answer 2

Koalas are specially adapted to living in Australia's climate. In fact, they can be found in a range of climatic conditions, as long as they have their food requirements met. They are known to inhabit cooler areas of southern Australia, including sub-alpine regions, and extend north up the Queensland coast (sub-tropical, but not rainforests) and inland where the weather is hotter and drier.

They are found right along the eastern coast down to Victoria, and in pockets of eastern South Australia, where summer temperatures can exceed 40 degrees and winter temperatures drop to almost zero.

Koalas have thick fur which insulates them against cooler temperatures, and which also shelters them in wet weather. They do not require much water, generally obtaining all their moisture needs from the eucalyptus leaves they eat.