Human fingerprints are unique to primates… and koalas
Monkeys and apes have fingerprints that function similarly to humans. But the koala, which is a very distant relative of the human, is the only other animal that also has fingerprints that look and act like ours.
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Fingerprints don’t change with age
As you get older, it’s natural for your skin to change with age. But wrinkling doesn’t come for your fingertips, which means you can expect your fingerprints to remain the same as the day they were formed.
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There are three main fingerprint patterns
Scientists categorise fingerprint patterns as either a whorl, loop or arch. The arrangement and placement of them are what make your fingerprints a unique identifier. And according to science, the patterns are all thanks to genetics, similar to the rarest eye colour or the rarest hair colour.