Unlike bears or seals, koalas do
not rely on a layer of fat below the skin as a form of
insulation.
Blood flow to their bodies
in cold weather, as in humans, can be reduced which then results
in the conservation of heat.
Shivering is also a means of
creating heat through fast contractions of certain muscles. This
occurs when the temperature drops below 10 degrees centigrade.
Koalas must adopt ways to conserve energy
because to store little to no fat. Sleeping is one of the ways
that they conserve energy. They sleep up to 16 hour per day.
Created by Shelley
Pederson
December 16, 2008
This website is part of a school project for the ABT course at the
Okanagan College. All of the information and pictures are from Google
and then under the koala bears website.
