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Can koala prints mess up a crime scene?
“Oddly enough, the fingerprints of koalas are nearly identical to human beings, and even under a microscope, they are basically impossible to tell apart. The shape, size and ridge patterns are bizarrely identical, even moreso than the similarities between primate and human fingerprints. However, while human beings have “dermal ridges” on their entire fingers and across their palms, koalas only have fingerprints on the tips of their fingers, where the majority of their gripping force occurs.”
https://www.sleuthsayers.org/2023/04/koalas-and-crime-scenes.html
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I identify as a koala :)
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That’s incredible!
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If it doesn’t fit you must acquit
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Koala fingerprints are so close to humans' that they could taint crime scenes.Koala fingerprints are so close to humans' that they could taint crime scenes.
https://m.stacker.news/27303
Koalas might not seem to have a lot in common with us, but if you were to take a closer look at their hands, you'd see that they have fingerprints that are strikingly similar to those of humans.
In fact, they're so similar when it comes to the distinctive loops and arches, that in Australia, "police feared that criminal investigations may have been hampered by koala prints," according to Ripley's Believe It or Not. Any koalas who want to commit crimes would be wise to do so wearing gloves.