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Ambiguous Animals


Valley of the Tiger - Donald Rust

Valley of the Tiger - Donald Rust From a distance this is the painting of a tiger. In close-up it's a grassy landscape with some small rivers and two tigers. This is one of the best ambiguous images around because it works so well on both levels.

Zoo Face

Zoo Face A whole zoo of animals is used to assemble the portrait of a man. Find all 28 animals !
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Cat or couple

Cat or couple This couple dining at a table has the shape of a cat's head when looking at the smaller picture.

Swan and Squirrel - G.H. Fischer, 1968

Swan and Squirrel - G.H. Fischer A very unknown but beautiful example of ambiguous animals. It's a swan facing left and a squirel facing right.

Rabbit and Duck - Joseph Jastrow, 1900

Rabbit and Duck - Joseph Jastrow A rabbit facing right and a duck facing left. This is the original you will find in college books, it is a good example of a so-called rival-schemata ambiguity.
URL Jastrow's Duck - Rabbit About the famous duck - rabbit illusion.

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