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50 Animal Glitches In The Matrix That Might Freak You Out
If you’re a fan of The Matrix films, you’ll remember the classic moment when Neo spots a black cat passing twice and simply attributes it to déjà vu. But as Trinity swiftly informs him, it isn’t always so simple. In their world, this was actually a glitch in the Matrix, reminding everyone that they are in fact, in a simulation. Regardless of whether or not you believe we’re all plugged into the Matrix, (that’s a discussion for another day…) we think you’ll enjoy pretending, at least for as long as it takes you to read this article, that we are.
Below, you’ll find examples of creepily accurate animal doppelgangers that might make you feel like you’re seeing double. From dogs that look identical to rows of seagulls all perched in unison, be sure to upvote the animal look-alikes that you can’t believe were caught on camera. Then, if you’re looking for even more photos that might make you wonder if we truly are living in a simulation, you can find a another Bored Panda article featuring inexplicable glitches in the Matrix right here.
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#1
Last Month My Cat Disappeared. A Week Ago I Found Him And Brought Him Home. Today My Cat Came Back. Now I Have Two Identical Cats
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#2
I Adopted A Puppy (Right) And Today A New Dog Appeared In Front Of The Door And He Looks Like He's The Same Dog From The Future Trying To Warn Himself About Something
#3
Twinsie Derp. How This Is Comfortable?
#4
A Group Of Black Cats Out In The Wild
#5
I've Seen A Lot Of Wildlife This Spring But This One Takes The Cake
#6
There's A Glitch In The Matrix
#7
Everybody Smiles For The Camera
#8
Night Herons And Kingfishers With Identical Poses. Looks Like Copied And Pasted (Taiwan)
#9
These Birds In Hyde Park
#10
A Once In A Lifetime Shot For Me
#11
These Two Have Been Twinning Non-Stop Since Birth
#12
These Cats Napping Aligned On Stairs
#13
My Dog, Flirt (Left) Found Her Doppelgänger
#14
People Always Ask How I Can Tell My Cats Apart, And I Can Never Answer How. I Just Know
#15
For Weeks Kept Seeing What I Thought Was The Same White Cat Everyday But Like A ‘Glitch In The Matrix’ It Was Impossibly Everywhere. Then Today My Questions Were Answered
I thought maybe it was two cats just never spied at the same time. Then that seemed impossible.
#16
Picture? What Picture?
#17
My Dog's Ear Looks Like His Own Face
#18
Sometimes It's Hard To Tell Them Apart
#20
There Is 2 Of Each Cat Outside Of This Abandoned House
#21
Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+V
#22
Catnal Space
#23
On Our Walk Today, We Met Two Dogs Identical To Ours
#24
They Do This Every Day At The Same Time
#25
My Cat's Doppelganger Lives Upstairs From Us
#26
You Don't See This Every Day
#28
This Is Higgins And Benson, Two Brothers From South Of Stockholm, Sweden Who Likes To Hang Around When I Do The Dishes
#29
The Same Two Birds Sitting Under The Same Two Car Models Of The Same Color
#30
Goat Spawn Glitch In Earth Version 1.0.4
#31
My Cat Went Missing For 2 Days. My Cat Comes To The Door And 30 Mins Later My Neighbor Comes And Drops Off What He Thought Was My Cat
Now I have two identical cats.
#32
The Dog I'm Dogsitting Looks Exactly Like Her Food
Lauren Copland 3 years ago
When I read the title, I thought the dog looked like her food, not the food packet! smh
#33
A Glitch In The Puppy Matrix
#34
These 2 Cats Came To Me As Strays, Several Years Apart. I Sometimes Call Them Copy And Paste
#35
My Dog (On The Left) Met A Look-Alike Friend At The Dog Park And Instantly Loved Him
#36
My Roommate's Little Voids
#37
There's Been A Glitch In The Matrix
Potty pagan panda 3 years ago
The same pose. Looks like they’ve been hanging out together for a while up to mischief
#38
A Rather Cute Glitch In The Matrix
#39
Blursed Resemblance
#40
A Few Years Ago I Found Someone Online Who Had My Dog's Doppelgänger. Well, Thanks To A Road Trip, They Were Able To Meet Last Week! This Is Potato And Rufus
#41
Um. My Parents Don’t Have A Cat, Let Alone Half A Dozen
#42
2 Deer Pooping At The Same Time
#43
Found A Glitch While Scrolling On Facebook Pictures Of Cats
#44
Adorable Glitch In The Matrix
#46
Glitch In The Matrix
#47
Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V
#49
Double Double Doggo
#50
Copy Dachshund, Paste Dachshund
#51
Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V
#52
Last Month My Dog Ran Away. It's Been A Week Since I Met Him And Brought Him Home. Today My Dog Came Back And Now I Have Two Identical Ones
#53
This Is A Stray Cat That Suddenly Appeared 3 Days Ago. They Look Almost The Same
#55
Sally Found Her Larger Doppelganger At The Dog Park
#56
Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Resize
I'm.Just.A.Girl 3 years ago
Haha resize! That's so perfect. Even their faces are hidden behind the legs. So adorable!
#57
My Dog Yawned At The Exact Moment I Took A Photo Of Him In Front Of The Graffiti That Looks Like Him
#58
I Looked Over, And My Cat Was Doing The Same Thing As The Curtain
#59
My Cat Gets Visits From His Doppelganger
#60
A Cat That Looks Just Like Mine Showed Up At My Backyard. Now I Don't Know Which One To Bring Inside
#61
There Was An Old German Shepherd Here Last Month
Christof Irran 3 years ago
"Hi, doggies! Where is everyone?" "Got run over by the tractors." "Oh, my! You poor doggies! What do you do all day all by yourselves?" "Drive the tractors."
#62
One Of These Is Not My Cat, But Tried To Join The Dog/Cat Walk
Headless Roach 3 years ago
This could be a picture I've taken, except for the dog. My tuxedo cat likes to walk with me, and sometimes we meet an identical one that lives nearby.
#63
My Dog Stella (A Portuguese Water Dog) And Her Mini Look-Alike, Roxie (A Havapoo)
#64
Lilo Met Her Doppelganger Today
#65
Thought My Cat Was Outside When I Saw This Guy
#66
Copy And Paste
#67
Double Doppelgangers
#69
I Think There’s A Glitch In The Matrix
Brandie Litchfield 3 years ago
I know right, look at their ears! They obviously hear something is off!
#70
He Wants To Be My Cat, But Sir Odin Le Meow Meow Said Absolutely Not
#71
Mucha Is Proud To Be On The Yams' Bag (Doppelgänger)
#72
Took This Last Year Working At A Dog Daycare. Haven't Stopped Thinking About It Since
#73
A Glitch In The Matrix
#74
One Of These Is Not My Cat, Can Get Confusing From A Distance
#77
I Saw A Post The Other Day About Visiting Cat Doppelgangers. My Tuxedo Cat And His Tuxedo Neighbors
#78
My Cat Also Met His Kitten Doppelganger
#79
Copied And Pasted
#80
Glitch In The Matrix At My Friend's Party Last Night
#81
A Glitch In The Matrix
#82
We Thought This Cat Was Ours But Ours Just Came Home And Now We Have Two. Is She Yours?
#83
My Partner Found My Cat's Doppelgänger While Thrifting
#84
Found My Cat’s Doppelgänger On A Safeway Aisle Ad
Queen Shay 3 years ago
Love the ad shows the true costs of cat love! A sweater covered in fur 😂
#85
My Window, Not My Cats
#86
A Glitch In The Matrix
#89
I Think My Cat Is Glitching
#91
When Shelby Bumped Into A Lookalike Corgi In The Park - Turns Out They Not Only Share The Same Face But Also The Same Blood
#93
Zombie's Reaction To His Lookalike Plushie
#94
I Adopted My Dog's Doppelgänger. I Think He Approves
Benita Valdez 3 years ago
My one dog has the exact coloring but he looks a little different; more coonhound look 😊
#98
My Cat Has Doppelgangers
#101
Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V
Deborah Harris2 3 years ago
awww spillage ( it's what we say when one of ours' heads droop over in their sleep)
#102
My Little Buddy On New Bedsheets Featuring His Lookalikes
#104
Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V
#106
Not My Cats
#107
Copy/Paste. Kind Of
#112
Garret Found Her Lookalike! Just Got My Copy In The Mail
#114
Not My Cat (Right) Chilling With My Cat. This Cat Tries To Trick Us To Come Inside. Looks Very Similar
#118
This Stray Dog We Found That Is Identical To My Nana's Couch Cushion
#119
My Dad's Chubby Cat With His Pillow Doppelgänger
#120
My Cat Has A Doppelganger
#121
My Cat Thinks She Is The IAMS Cat
#124
Merlin Has A Doppelganger
#125
Lookalike Cat Shows Up And Lines Up With Our Cat
#128
Meet My Kitty, Luna, With Her Litter Model Doppelganger
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What do you think ?
Mary Bricklin 3 years ago
I had a white cat with two black 'streaks' of fur on top of his head. He ended up getting really sick and had to be euthanized but about a year later I started seeing an identical white cat with two streaks of black fur on top of its head lurking around the neighborhood. Logic tells me that the cat was most likely a a son/daughter of my cat as mine wasn't neutered when I got him and his previous owners let him wander around outside. It was still nice to see this cat, almost like my cat has come back to let me know he was doing better.
Helen Edwards 3 years ago
Here are some doppelganger cats I saw at the Largo Argentina in Rome. DSCF0011-6...105ea8.jpg 
Mary Bricklin 3 years ago
I had a white cat with two black 'streaks' of fur on top of his head. He ended up getting really sick and had to be euthanized but about a year later I started seeing an identical white cat with two streaks of black fur on top of its head lurking around the neighborhood. Logic tells me that the cat was most likely a a son/daughter of my cat as mine wasn't neutered when I got him and his previous owners let him wander around outside. It was still nice to see this cat, almost like my cat has come back to let me know he was doing better.
Helen Edwards 3 years ago
Here are some doppelganger cats I saw at the Largo Argentina in Rome. DSCF0011-6...105ea8.jpg
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