Re: Do animals have paw prints like we have finger prints

Date: Sat Sep 12 06:24:33 1998
Posted By: Bruce Lobitz, M.D., Emergency Medicine, Aiken Regional Medical Center
Area of science: Zoology
ID: 904854677.Zo

Message:


No, animals like cats and bears do not have unique prints like our finger 
prints.  Our prints are actually a series of friction ridges that evolved 
to help with fine motor movements and sensation and light touch.

Cats and bears and dogs do not have these ridges and thus have no pattern 
to identify individuals.

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