Netizens love a good dose of optical illusions and puzzles and if it involves animals - known for their superb camouflaging techniques - things get more interesting. Now, a photograph of leopards from a forest in Karnataka has left many on social media scratching their heads. Mohan Thomas, a wildlife and nature photographer, recently shared an image showing a mother leopard and her cub resting on the branch of a tree. The picture was taken from one of his jungle safari trips in the Kabini forest reserve, he said. While the mother leopard is seen visibly stretching across the branch, the young one is seen in a near-perfect camouflaged position. Tagging IFS officer Parveen Kaswan on Twitter, Mohan asked, "Can you spot a young leopard cub's face?" Kaswan, who loves sharing such nature puzzles with his followers, retweeted the tweet asking people: "How many leopards?" How many leopards ? — Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) June 25, 2021 The photo got many intrigued on the microblogging site, who tried to take a closer look to find the animal. While praising the photographer for the stunning click, netizens called it a 'perfect disguise'. Many users also said they struggled to spot it and that they could find it only after looking at the answers in the comments. No I can't.. — ಮೋಹನ್ ಎಸ್ (@MohangowdaMoni) June 26, 2021 Superb! I struggled and needed help. The mother looks amazing and the cub really cute, now that I can see it. — Ganga Kapavarapu (@Gangak) June 26, 2021 That's beautifully camouflaged!! Amazing shot as usual Mohan sir. — Aditya (@SpeedyTweets) June 26, 2021 Omg 😳!! 👍👍👍 — 🙋♀ (@pallasha) June 26, 2021 OMG, it took me ages to find. So cute and a great shot. — Ulrike Heiß (@UlrikeHeiss) June 25, 2021 It took couple of minutes to find the another one🙄 BTW looking awesome 😍 — Satyam kumar🇮🇳 (@Satyamk62622971) June 25, 2021 Sorry I couldn't figure out. Shagun please help me locate it! Beautiful picture I must say. — Amit Jain (@AmitJain0303) June 25, 2021 Super capture.. I could see one courtesy a few previous comments. — Anand Sreenivasan (@AndySreenivasan) June 25, 2021 Actually, where is the second leopard??? — Rajesh Kumar CV (@rajeshkcv) June 25, 2021 Yes,you can see the second tail hanging — Venky Geeves (@geeves997) June 25, 2021 If not for that tail, would have been too difficult to spot — Jayesh Bagde (@tweetjayesh) June 25, 2021 Probably 3. looking at the length of the tail it doesn't look like it belongs to a cub..that must be an adult leopard 🐆 — Satpal Singh (@Satpal_Singh85) June 25, 2021 I think three; one fully evident, second one having tail and third with the head. — NASEEM BILAL (@Bilalah38244746) June 25, 2021 Two. I can only see the tail of second one ✌️ — Bikash Agarwal Goyal 🇮🇳 (@Bikash_Agarwal_) June 25, 2021 Sir bina chashme ke dusra leopard ka face nhi dikha but tail helped a lot🙈😅😆😅🤣🤣 — Vishalakshi Meera (@Vishmeera11) June 25, 2021 Great picture & a Good Puzzle ❣️👍🏻 Had to Follow the Tail 😅👍🏻 — ιи∂zмαи (@indzman) June 25, 2021 For those still struggling, the photographer finally revealed where to see to spot the little cub. See in between the Y shape on the tree trunk — Mohan Thomas (@GetMohanThomas) June 26, 2021
