Koala coloring pages featuring eucalyptus naps and baby joeys

Fun facts to share while coloring

Koalas are marsupials, so their babies are born tiny and continue growing inside the mother’s pouch. A baby koala is called a joey, and after it leaves the pouch, it often rides on its mother’s back. Koalas spend most of their time in eucalyptus trees, where they eat leaves that many other animals avoid. Those leaves are low in energy, which is one reason koalas sleep or rest for up to about 18 to 20 hours a day. Even though people often call them “koala bears,” they are not bears at all; their closest relatives include wombats. Koalas also have two opposable digits on their front paws, helping them grip branches securely.

Coloring tips

Build a koala palette with smoky gray fur, white ear fluff, a pale cream chest, a large black nose, dark brown eyes, charcoal claws, silver-green eucalyptus leaves, and tan or reddish-brown gum tree bark. Koalas look especially cuddly when the fur is colored with short, layered pencil strokes following the round cheeks, belly, and ears. Keep the nose smoother and darker, then add a tiny white highlight so it looks glossy. For eucalyptus, color each long leaf from pale sage at the tip to deeper green near the stem, and draw fine vein lines. As a koala-specific twist, add a moonlit Australian bush background with dangling gum leaves, or turn one branch into a cozy “sleepy koala” sign.