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Do you know which animal has fingerprints like a human
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News18•17-10-2026, 20:10
Do you know which animal has fingerprints like a human
- •Koalas found in Australia have fingerprints that are remarkably similar to human fingerprints.
- •These animals spend most of their time in trees and eat up to a kilogram of eucalyptus leaves daily.
- •Because eucalyptus leaves provide low energy, koalas sleep for 18 to 20 hours a day to conserve body energy.
- •Koalas are currently listed as vulnerable on the IUCN red list due to habitat loss, deforestation, and wildfires.
Key Questions Answered
The koala is an animal native to Australia whose finger ridges and patterns closely resemble human fingerprints.
Koalas sleep for long periods because eucalyptus leaves provide low energy and take a significant amount of time to digest, allowing the animals to conserve body energy.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has classified koalas as vulnerable on its global red list due to threats like habitat loss and wildfires.
