Is it a crow or a cat? Optical illusion goes viral after confusing the internet - so can you work out what's going on?
- Twitter user Robert Maguire shared the ambiguous image over the weekend
- The image appears to show the side profile of a crow on a tiled floor
- Tweet has received over 100,000 likes and hundreds of comments
- Many pointed out the similarities between the image and the duck and rabbit illusion by Wittgenstein
A photograph has gone viral on Twitter as netizens struggle to work out what they are seeing.
The image, shared by Twitter user Robert Maguire, appears to show the side profile of a crow on a tiled floor.
However, as Robert points out this isn't the case. Captioning the image he wrote: 'This picture of a crow is interesting because...it's actually a cat.'
And taking a closer look at the image it is clear that it is a black cat looking up at the camera with its ear replicating the bird's beak.
The image has since amassed more than 100,000 likes as fellow Twitter users to struggle to work out what they are looking at.

This photograph has gone viral on Twitter as users struggle to work out whether they are looking at a crow or a cat

The snap was shared by Robert Maguire who revealed that it is indeed a cat in the photo
Commenting on the photo one equally confused follower wrote: 'I had to do a double take'.
Agreeing another added: 'My mind is officially blown.'
One shared a screen grab of their reverse Google image search which identified the snap as an image of an 'American crow'.
Several pointed out the image's resemblance to Wittgenstein's duck and rabbit optical illusion.
The ambiguous image, created by philosopher, can either be interpreted as a duck or a rabbit dependent on how the viewer looks at it.
According to a recent study, what we see in the image is reflective of our mindset.




The snap received over 100,000 likes and hundreds of comments from users equally baffled by the picture

One shared a screen grab of their reverse Google image search which identified the snap as an image of an 'American crow'
If you see only a duck or a rabbit, but cannot see a combination of both animals, you might actually be more gullible than you realise.
Assistant professor Kyle Mathewson from the University of Alberta discovered those taking part in his study struggled to see a rabbit in the duck's mouth without a pointer.
The academic claims this is evidence of how the brain struggles to interpret information if it's presented without context, according to his paper published in the journal Perception.
He goes on to say that if you struggle to see both animals in the image you are more likely to fall for fake news, because you are more likely to believe what you see without considering the greater context.

Many pointed out the similarities between the image and the duck and rabbit illusion by Wittgenstein

The ambiguous image, created by philosopher, can either be interpreted as a duck or a rabbit dependent on how the viewer looks at it
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