Tag: evolution
Koala Fingerprints
The Koala is one of the few mammals that has fingerprints. In fact, koala fingerprints are remarkably similar to human fingerprints; even with an electron microscope, it can be quite difficult to distinguish between the two.
As shown by Henneberg & als from the Department of Anatomical Sciences, University of Adelaide, koalas have very human-like fingerprints. [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2008 under Uncategorized, biology, evolution.
Tags: evolution, fingerprints, koala, koala fingerprints, paw
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Koala’s pouch
The koala, like the kangaroo, has a pouch that is in the front. However, unlike the kangaroo, its opening is oriented to the rear. This is usually found in burrow and aquatic dwelling animals, such as the wombat, as opposed to arboreal (lives in trees) animals, such as the koala.
So how does this type of [...]
Posted: September 29th, 2008 under Interesting Fact, evolution, koala, pouch.
Tags: coprophagy, eating feces, eucalyptus trees, evolution, joeys, koala, pap, pouch, pouch 6, rear-oriented pouch opening
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