Raven or a rabbit? People are hooked on to this video of an optical illusion

Shared first on Reddit, the Imgur video at a first glance appears to be a black 'rabbit' enjoying being stroked on its head.

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As some users initially joked on Reddit about it being a rabbit, that joke carried forward on Twitter as well.

Nothing hooks people online quite like a puzzle or optical illusion. The latest is a video of an animal being petted but what’s confusing people is the question whether the subject of the video is a raven, or a rabbit.

Shared first on Reddit, the Imgur video at a first glance appears to be a black ‘rabbit’ enjoying being stroked on its head. However, to many it looks like a raven with its beak open and being stroked on the back of its head.

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Here’s the video that’s doing the rounds:

I think there’s something wrong with your rabbit. https://t.co/Llr6QQ6Nd1 pic.twitter.com/V4LHapsZD3

— Imgur (@imgur) August 17, 2019

The video had over 3 million views, and people couldn’t decide what they were looking at.

Rabbits love getting stroked on their nose pic.twitter.com/aYOZGAY6kP

— Dan Quintana (@dsquintana) August 18, 2019

I think I’m tripping, this a bird or a rabbit? https://t.co/wYPe0hiJmw

— BECKS II (@92ndexplorer) August 21, 2019

wtf never been this confused in my life 😂🤔🤔🤔 https://t.co/l3dyEjN4v0

— lupitaa. 🇲🇽 (@menaaaa__) August 21, 2019

it was a bird but after rereading the caption it was a rabbit https://t.co/xQqjKJpTot

— ian (@_iiaaaan) August 21, 2019

Sounds like theology based on Looney Tunes. pic.twitter.com/l7eo7i5dma

— Derek McNeil (@Schfooge) August 20, 2019

Seriously what am I looking at? I can’t handle this kind of mental pressure right now

— Karolína Láska (@laskakaro) August 20, 2019

The optical illusion came to life, it’s official, someone has a magic pen!!! pic.twitter.com/EDX84LTzT8

— Keisha Renee (@Broadwaybandit5) August 20, 2019

pic.twitter.com/ibCVjVUa2W

— La Tarasque (@La_Tarasque) August 19, 2019

My duck does, too! But mostly she likes to glare at me over her shoulder when I pap her… pic.twitter.com/HMnEhMT1Wy

— Caz (@skippity_doo) August 19, 2019

Oh dear, all those years teaching the rabbit-duck for nothing, not only was it real, but is has always been a raven-rabbit.. (a new raven paradox?) https://t.co/gAWEVFp0Lh

— Massimiliano Simons (@MassSimons) August 18, 2019

And in case, you’re still wondering what you’re looking at, the original caption says: “Quoth the Raven ‘awwww yissss'”.