Do primates have fingerprints?
Not only do primates have fingerprints and toeprints, some even have tailprints. A few of the New World monkeys (those found in Central and South America) have prehensile tails, which means that they can use their tails to grasp objects. Parts of their tails feature dermal ridges, the fine lines you see when you look closely at your fingers. According to an article from naturalSCIENCE, fingerprints, also known as dermatoglyphes, are “typical for higher primates, but occur sporadically in other mammals.” Koala bears have fingerprints, with dermal ridges on part of their palms, unlike the palms of humans and primates, which are thoroughly covered with ridges. Scientists believe fingerprints serve two purposes — they all
