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Koala fingerprints are virtually indistinguishable from human fingerprints.

Why it is true

The ridge structure of koala fingerprints is so similar to humans that it has occasionally confused crime scene investigators in the past, despite the huge evolutionary difference between the species.

Source: Smithsonian

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