IF you can spot the second hidden animal in this picture, then you’re in the top one percent of people, and there are clues to help.
A mind-blowing optical illusion has caused quite a stir on the internet.
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Can you find the second hidden animal in this image? If you can, you’re in the top 1 percent of people Credit: Tiktok/@hecticnick
TikToker HecticNick uploaded a visual trick showing a dog standing next to a leafless tree.
“This photo is not what you think it is!” he says.
“It looks like there’s only one dog! It’s actually a hiding cat.”
Users were completely confused, with some even suggesting that the dog was actually a cat.
“A DOG IS A CAT,” posted one user.
“So who’s going to accept cats? They’re better off like mother nature made a wooden cat,” hinted another.
“In a tree,” wrote a third.
Look a little closer and you will see the outline of a cat’s body between the branches of a leafless tree.
For the exact solution, see the bottom of the article.
It comes as another visual puzzle that states that if you can see all the women in it, then you are Brainiac.
“My wife or my mother-in-law” is one of the most famous illusions in history, and researchers believe that your age may determine what you see.
Viewers may see a young woman looking to the side or an older woman with a hooked nose looking to the left.
If you’re having a hard time telling the two apart, the clue to look for is the girl’s chin, which is also the older woman’s nose.
The oldest version of the illusion first appeared on a German postcard in 1888.
The most famous version, seen here, was drawn by British cartoonist William Ely Hill and appeared in the American magazine “Puck” on November 6, 1915.
A 2018 study published by two psychology professors at Flinders University in Australia claims that the number you see is related to your age.
The study says that older people will notice an older woman first, while younger people will see a younger figure.
The research included 393 participants (242 men, 141 women) from 18 to 68 years old, with an average age of 32 years.
They were shown an image for half a second and then asked to reveal the gender and age of the figure they saw first.
Most of the participants saw the younger woman first.
The researchers said this could be because most of the participants lean towards the younger side.
When the researchers separated 10 percent of the older subjects and 10 percent of the younger subjects, they found that the older group saw the older woman first.
Younger individuals, on the other hand, saw a younger figure.
The objective of the study was to determine “if the prejudices of one’s own age affect the initial interpretation of the image at a subconscious level.”
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The illusion can be seen as two different women, one young and one old Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Categories: Optical Illusion
Source: HIS Education