People Can’t Agree Which Of These 2 Zebras Is Looking At The Camera
Sarosh Lodhi, a wildlife photographer from Nagpur, India, traveled to Kenya last year. There, Lodhi went to the Maasai Mara national game reserve, which is one of the most famous and important conservation and wilderness areas in all of Africa. Maasai Mara is recognized for its exceptional populations of lions, African leopards, cheetahs, and African bush elephants, so Lodhi really had a lot of subjects to shoot.
But it’s a picture he took of two zebras that has been going viral. The image sparked a social media debate after forest officer Parveen Kaswan posted it on his Twitter page, asking people to guess which zebra is facing the front. While the challenge sounds simple, coming to a definitive answer is not. Scroll down, check out the image for yourself, and tell us your take on it in the comments.
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It all started with a simple question: which of the zebras is facing the camera?
Which zebra is in front?
Left one or the right one? #wildlife #naturephotography #zebra #africa #masaimara #wildlifephotography pic.twitter.com/GVRErQMS1j
— Sarosh (@saroshlodhi) July 7, 2020
Maasai Mara — the place where Lodhi took the pic — was originally established in 1961 as a wildlife sanctuary and covered only 520 km2 (200 sq mi). The area was extended to the east in 1961 to cover 1,821 km2 (703 sq mi) and converted to a game reserve. The Narok County Council (NCC) took over the management of the reserve at this time. Part of the reserve was given National Reserve status in 1974, and the remaining area of 159 km2 (61 sq mi) was returned to local communities.
No wonder Lodhi came back with breathtaking photos from his trip to the reserve. Wildebeest, topi, zebra, and Thomson’s gazelle migrate into and occupy the Mara reserve and some herds of all three species even reside there. Also, all members of the “Big Five” (lion, leopard, elephant, Cape buffalo, black and white rhinos) are found there all year round.
So, could tell which zebra is in front? If you thought it’s the one on the left, you’re correct. At least that’s what Lodhi said.
But people can’t come to an agreement
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Left one. The leftmost ear in the background gives it away. The way it is turned, it can’t be from the left zebra, so that must be the right one, which has to make the one in front the left zebra.
I thought the same. The ears give it away and the jaw doesn't quite line up with the right zebra either.
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I find it interesting that people are saying right when it clearly says below the image that the photographer confirmed it is the left zebra. Goes to show how people don't read facts and immediately jump to conclusions.
Exactly. The answer has been give to us in the text.
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The truth is, there is only one head. Behold! Cerberus in reverse, zebra edition!
You can see they’re growing up in the direction to get the most sun!
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Neither- it's the one in the back... (that's the correct answer, for sure... 100%)
the left one. the right ones neck is too high to match up to the face, and the ears behind the face are too weirdly positioned to be the left ones head
also, the hair of the zebra on the left is black, while the the hair on the right zebra is striped, and the face has black hair so it HAS to be the left one
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OBVIOUSLY there is a middle zebra. He's block the view of their heads because the other two are super shy.
It's the left because there is a shadow is on the right one (the shadow of the front zebra).
I used the neckline of the zebra on the right to tell. The left one is looking forward 😁
The real answer is both and neither. It's a photoshop, check the nostrils for example, which are on different levels.
You can also see a masking artifact over the right nostril (viewed from the camera), it's almost like it has two right nostrils but one is slighlty covered.
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Left and right as YOU look at the picture? Or the actual left and right?
Two great things to keep from this: An amazing zebra photo and a really good comment above by Rajiv Anand: "It is right to say that the left one is. However it is best left to you to tell us which is right!" (This reminds me of all the times I've ended up going in the wrong direction travelling with my friend who is both checking the GPS and has a problem with Left and Right! It has lead us to numerous new sights being seen unintentionally and a lot of laughs.)
The one looking is left one, it's obvious after some inspection the right zebra is putting its head over the neck of the left zebra and that you can't even see its face
The one on the right is casting a shadow on the other one, meaning it's in front. The one on the left could not possibly be looking at the camera
That's so stupid, it's clearly the left one. The ears' orientation and the shadow near the hair at the top makes this so obvious.
Left one. The leftmost ear in the background gives it away. The way it is turned, it can’t be from the left zebra, so that must be the right one, which has to make the one in front the left zebra.
I thought the same. The ears give it away and the jaw doesn't quite line up with the right zebra either.
Load More Replies... I find it interesting that people are saying right when it clearly says below the image that the photographer confirmed it is the left zebra. Goes to show how people don't read facts and immediately jump to conclusions.
Exactly. The answer has been give to us in the text.
Load More Replies... The truth is, there is only one head. Behold! Cerberus in reverse, zebra edition!
You can see they’re growing up in the direction to get the most sun!
Load More Replies... Neither- it's the one in the back... (that's the correct answer, for sure... 100%)
the left one. the right ones neck is too high to match up to the face, and the ears behind the face are too weirdly positioned to be the left ones head
also, the hair of the zebra on the left is black, while the the hair on the right zebra is striped, and the face has black hair so it HAS to be the left one
Load More Replies... OBVIOUSLY there is a middle zebra. He's block the view of their heads because the other two are super shy.
It's the left because there is a shadow is on the right one (the shadow of the front zebra).
I used the neckline of the zebra on the right to tell. The left one is looking forward 😁
The real answer is both and neither. It's a photoshop, check the nostrils for example, which are on different levels.
You can also see a masking artifact over the right nostril (viewed from the camera), it's almost like it has two right nostrils but one is slighlty covered.
Load More Replies... Left and right as YOU look at the picture? Or the actual left and right?
Two great things to keep from this: An amazing zebra photo and a really good comment above by Rajiv Anand: "It is right to say that the left one is. However it is best left to you to tell us which is right!" (This reminds me of all the times I've ended up going in the wrong direction travelling with my friend who is both checking the GPS and has a problem with Left and Right! It has lead us to numerous new sights being seen unintentionally and a lot of laughs.)
The one looking is left one, it's obvious after some inspection the right zebra is putting its head over the neck of the left zebra and that you can't even see its face
The one on the right is casting a shadow on the other one, meaning it's in front. The one on the left could not possibly be looking at the camera
That's so stupid, it's clearly the left one. The ears' orientation and the shadow near the hair at the top makes this so obvious.
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