Unique noseprints?

[Pelican]

A recent study showed that both dogs and cats have individual noseprints.

Seeing as dogs and wolves are both in the Canidae family, do wolves also have unique noseprints?

[alethe]

I would assume so. No animal is exactly alike.

[Koa]

Like Skybreaker, I am assuming that the concept of an individual print may also apply to wolves and ilk.
"Nose printing" has also been a means used to identify animals in the cattle industry. If you click on the link below, you will find diagrams of prints and comparisons and an explanation of the process in the context of the industry.
http://www.thejudgingconnection.com/pdf ... Prints.pdf

[D0m]

I think they do, as their shapes are different due to muzzle shape being different:

A wolfs long, powerful muzzles help distinguish them from other canids, particularly coyotes and golden jackals, which have more narrow, pointed muzzles.

So I am guessing that a longer, wider muzzle would make their nose prints different. They also then have a larger nose, making a different print. Also as their sense of smell is more evolved:

It has been suggested by experts that a Wolf may have twelve times the ability to detect odors of a domestic canine and a hundred times that ability of a human being.

Meaning they have more of the receptors and maybe a better channel to guide the sense to the receptors.

Close ups of a German Shepherd and a Wolf's nose:
Wolf

German Shepherd


They have slightly different nose shapes and prints by the look of the images.
I hope this helps anyone. Some of these are just what I can guess from information I can find. But I guess they do as they aren't exactly the same animal...

[Koa]

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