35 Optical Illusions Starring Pets And Animals Who Have No Idea They’re Melting Your Brain

I’ll be honest, I actually stared at the photo the two golden retrievers below (#12) so long I forgot what a dog was. It looked like a glitch in the Matrix wrapped in fur.

Animal optical illusions mess with your brain in the best way—dogs with no bodies, cats with double faces, horses that seem weirdly human (and not in a cute Disney way, in a “why is Uncle Greg a horse?” way).

The best part is they have no idea. They’re just existing—merging with couch cushions, bending physics, accidentally becoming visual riddles for the rest of us.

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Nate Armbruster

Nate writes for Pleated-Jeans and enjoys finding the internet’s funniest corners so you don’t have to.