By Vurdlak on November 29, 2010, with 47 Comments
What you see below at first glance looks like a winged divine horse from Greek mythology, more precisely – Pegasus. However, our intuition tells us this possibility is hardly possible. In fact, this funny-looking mutation of antelope and bird is actually a clever optical illusion. So what did originally happen? The animal stumbled upon the bird’s nest and had quickly been shooed away by the protective mother. The bird in question here is an Indian Sarus Crane, the tallest flying bird in the world. Luckily there were some visitors at the Keoladeo National Park (Rajasthan, India), who noticed the animals appeared to blend in to one, and took the photo we now share! BTW, the author has just been identified and his name is Jagdeep Rajput.
(32 votes)
I like it
as do I
Its great :D
Somtimes amazing what a good eye and a camera can do. It’s a very good photographic illusion.
SPOILER alert
puede ver thE ala de águilas :)
you can see thE eagles wings :)
awesome-ness!!!! xD cool
FLY FLY AWAY
wow, cool. thats a big bird.
cool!
I think it’s pretty cool 2
Thats called the perfect timing :)
Had to look twice. That must be one huge bird to appear that large behind the antelope.
If only they could have moved a little to the left. It would have been better. At this angle you can see the bird’s body so its not a true optical illusion.
Why so critical???
I agree, it could have been perfect! Still great though. At least we know its not some very well photo-shopped picture.
cool pic.
this is like the zebra or chicks illusion.
4 those of u that dont know, its a cow with a big duck spreading its wings behind the cow.
it looks kind of like a pegasus
It’s not a cow, its a goat or a calf with an eagle behind it.
ok but u can see the bird’s body
Wow, really cool!
dosn’t look like it has wings at all…..
the reson i think this is the wings are at his butt. But it’s a great concept
the legend is finally proven true……….NOT. great illusion though
Wow, Right Moment.
WOAH CHECK OUT THAT MASSIVE BOID
it looks like the bird is raping the antelope
I like it too! How wonderful!
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except i dont remember pegasus having wings attached to his Ar*e
its just a horse and behind the horse was an eagle
It’s not an eagle – it’s a Brolga
If that’s a horse, I’m Queen Elizabeth. What a great photo, well done!
Wow.
For all of you that are critical of this picture, remember, this picture was not set up in a studio. It was an “accidental moment,” and because of that, it’s a great picture!
C’MON NOW !! surely u can c those wings don’t emerge from the antelopes back..and it looks more like there emerging from his behind..besides that it TOTALLY DOES NOT look like pegasus. It looks more like a bird or crane behind the antelope.
That is amazing!! But doesnt a pegasus mean half horse half mythical creature?? Lol, its still amazing as could be!! I wonder who captures these wonderful moments!!
For starters a pegasus is a flying horses.
and you can also tell that there is a bird behind it so it doesnt make for the best illusion.
Looks cool. Circumstances obvious after first glance.
nice photography
WOW! It must have been a big bird and quite a silly horse.
Who else loves it?
Hysterical how the animals have been described as a cow or a horse and an eagle.
But, I do like the illusion. When I first glanced at it, I thought it was a painting since I have an “Art of the Day” gadget on my homepage. Took me two full days of glancing at it, once in a while, to realize what it was.
Very nice :)
it also looks like the bird’s beak is piercing the antelope’s neck.
Looks more like a peryton. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peryton
I really like this one…I’m into mythology and illusions(and some other things),so I really like it.
theres a bird behind it its not a unicorn
it looks like the wings are attached to his butt