Fingerprint Facts

Nose prints can be used to identify dogs, just like humans use fingerprints!

Identical twins do not have identical fingerprints.

Koalas are the only non-primates with fingerprints, and their prints are so remarkably similar to human fingerprints that even careful analysis under a microscope cannot distinguish between them.

A fetus develops fingerprints starting at 10 weeks, with unique patterns fully formed by 17 weeks of pregnancy.