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People Can’t Agree Which Of These 2 Zebras Is Looking At The Camera

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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.

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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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What do you think ?

Demi Zwaan 4 years ago

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.

48points

Martha Meyer 4 years ago

I thought the same. The ears give it away and the jaw doesn't quite line up with the right zebra either.

12points

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Serbob 4 years ago

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.

17points

Chris Jones 4 years ago

Exactly. The answer has been give to us in the text.

10points

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danielw 4 years ago

but it *is* the right one. the left one is the right (ahem, correct) one....

3points

Christina Uhlir 4 years ago

......and they make wrong conclusion (too quick to judge) and that's the problem.

1point

Rissie 4 years ago

But it's still fun to reason I guess. What gave it away for me, or what the first thing was I noticed is that the right zebra has more black than white. The black stripes are slightly thicker than the white. While the left zebra seems to be slightly more white. And the same pattern is visible in the head (the black dominates). Also the ears and the wrinkles and more. But it was just the first thing. Also I love zebras and it's cool to see such a great example of why they always wear their striped pajamas ;)

1point

Edo Alva 4 years ago

Sstt, they need to feel like they're genius detectives or sumting'

0points

Rene Berendsen 4 years ago

Source? I'm guessing the original tweet was from the photographer..? He's asking there. And the photographer can be wrong as well as there is so much debate it. Also are we talking right from our point of view? It's very obvious the right on in the picture. There is a shadow on the left zebra if the left one was in front that shadows would be impossible. If you follow the lines from the zebra on the right. It can't possibly be the left one.

-2points

Daria B 4 years ago

The truth is, there is only one head. Behold! Cerberus in reverse, zebra edition!

6points

Hseed 4 years ago

Zebrerus? Ok, sorry, I'll let myself out

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Kelly Gore 4 years ago

I think it's the white and gold one... no, wait, blue and black!

3points

Cassie 4 years ago

Forget the shadows or the face. Look at the direction of the ears.

3points

TheExtremeSmell 4 years ago

You can see they’re growing up in the direction to get the most sun!

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Oskar vanZandt 4 years ago

Neither- it's the one in the back... (that's the correct answer, for sure... 100%)

2points

b l a n c 4 years ago

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

1point

b l a n c 4 years ago

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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Queen Jackson. 4 years ago

OBVIOUSLY there is a middle zebra. He's block the view of their heads because the other two are super shy.

1point

El Dee 4 years ago

I'm glad it actually told us which one it was in the article, that would have driven me mad lol! I thought it was the left one and turns out I was right!!

1point

JessG 4 years ago

Can people seriously not tell which one is up front!!?? I had to come here to find out if it was true. It's easy to see, the ears, it's all in the ears

1point

Bacony 4 years ago

The Dress 3: Nature Edition.

1point

Livvy-Rose Richards 4 years ago

I looked at them long and hard. It was left

1point

Mumof1 4 years ago

The one on the left - look at the ears, that's the clue.

0points

Megan O'Neill 4 years ago

It's the left because there is a shadow is on the right one (the shadow of the front zebra).

0points

Jadyn Smalley 4 years ago

I used the neckline of the zebra on the right to tell. The left one is looking forward 😁

0points

Anise Kim 4 years ago (edited)

Left. The photographer confirms it.

0points

Shinobi Shabby 4 years ago

Left, because of the angle of the neck in relation to its ears

0points

Netra 4 years ago

Front one

0points

Jackson3 4 years ago

It's the one on the right! Just follow the skin from the body to the front. The darker one on the left discontinues in back of the one on the right. Also color, ears, and body position all say Right.

0points

Thomas Es Thomas 4 years ago

It's the front one of course.

0points

sorlag110 4 years ago

The real answer is both and neither. It's a photoshop, check the nostrils for example, which are on different levels.

0points

sorlag110 4 years ago

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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Eduard Korhonen 4 years ago

It's very obviously the one on the left

0points

Sue Hubbard 4 years ago

Left and right as YOU look at the picture? Or the actual left and right?

0points

Monika Soffronow 4 years ago

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.)

0points

Leo Angira 4 years ago

Face is for the zebra on the left <-; the ears fold is sure indicator

0points

Cas P 4 years ago

I think the Zebra on the left is the one that is looking at the camera.

0points

Clive Gerada 4 years ago

Left one, the shadow explains everything

0points

Leticia Kenoyer 4 years ago

Left

0points

Kathleen van der Gryp 4 years ago

Left one?! Check the neck.

0points

Le Spoozum 4 years ago

It does not exist left or right zebras. So neither is true.

0points

Beth 4 years ago

It's the left zebra.

0points

Gizmo 4 years ago

https://youtu.be/PoKC92irnVQ Wait what

0points

Iapetos 4 years ago

The left one, as the ears behind can only belong to the right one.

0points

Laura 4 years ago

the left one i guess :D

0points

Tiffany Marie 4 years ago

I think the left.. Tried following the ear placement.

0points

Shelby McClain 4 years ago

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

0points

Beth Snyder 4 years ago

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

0points

Jesse 4 years ago

It's interesting the different things people looked at to make their determinations.

0points

Shelli Aderman 4 years ago

Yanny!

0points

Orionpax75 4 years ago

Left

0points

Lamby the Lamb 4 years ago

It's the zebra on the left.

0points

Eva the Ravenclaw Bookworm! 4 years ago

Left. The other set of ears give it away.

0points

kurisutofu 4 years ago

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.

0points

N G 4 years ago

Ignore the people above. It's the right zebra that's in front

0points

Wouldn't You Like to Know 4 years ago

Isn't it obvious? It's the Zebra in the middle.

0points

Ed 4 years ago

Left. It's obvious. The ear position gives it away...

0points

Jo Choto 4 years ago

Left one. The coloration of the two zebras is quite different. Also, if you follow from the chests up the necks, it's clearly on the left. Brilliant photo though.

0points

SomeNorthernLass 4 years ago

It looks cool but it isn't hard to tell it's the left.

0points

MantisGirl13 4 years ago

The left one, because of the position of the ears.

0points

Christine 4 years ago

Photographer here. It's the left one. The right one is slightly more out of focus, so it has to be behind the left one. BAM irrefutable evidence.

0points

Carlota Ocón 4 years ago

It's clearly the one on the left

0points

Joran Quinten 4 years ago

Yes

0points

Daria Z 4 years ago

Left one. Because the stripes on its neck look a bit more in focus than those of the right one.

0points

NanZ 4 years ago

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TheExtremeSmell 4 years ago

Those are some weird looking giraffes

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Demi Zwaan 4 years ago

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.

48points

Martha Meyer 4 years ago

I thought the same. The ears give it away and the jaw doesn't quite line up with the right zebra either.

12points

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Serbob 4 years ago

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.

17points

Chris Jones 4 years ago

Exactly. The answer has been give to us in the text.

10points

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danielw 4 years ago

but it *is* the right one. the left one is the right (ahem, correct) one....

3points

Christina Uhlir 4 years ago

......and they make wrong conclusion (too quick to judge) and that's the problem.

1point

Rissie 4 years ago

But it's still fun to reason I guess. What gave it away for me, or what the first thing was I noticed is that the right zebra has more black than white. The black stripes are slightly thicker than the white. While the left zebra seems to be slightly more white. And the same pattern is visible in the head (the black dominates). Also the ears and the wrinkles and more. But it was just the first thing. Also I love zebras and it's cool to see such a great example of why they always wear their striped pajamas ;)

1point

Edo Alva 4 years ago

Sstt, they need to feel like they're genius detectives or sumting'

0points

Rene Berendsen 4 years ago

Source? I'm guessing the original tweet was from the photographer..? He's asking there. And the photographer can be wrong as well as there is so much debate it. Also are we talking right from our point of view? It's very obvious the right on in the picture. There is a shadow on the left zebra if the left one was in front that shadows would be impossible. If you follow the lines from the zebra on the right. It can't possibly be the left one.

-2points

Daria B 4 years ago

The truth is, there is only one head. Behold! Cerberus in reverse, zebra edition!

6points

Hseed 4 years ago

Zebrerus? Ok, sorry, I'll let myself out

0points

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Kelly Gore 4 years ago

I think it's the white and gold one... no, wait, blue and black!

3points

Cassie 4 years ago

Forget the shadows or the face. Look at the direction of the ears.

3points

TheExtremeSmell 4 years ago

You can see they’re growing up in the direction to get the most sun!

1point

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Oskar vanZandt 4 years ago

Neither- it's the one in the back... (that's the correct answer, for sure... 100%)

2points

b l a n c 4 years ago

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

1point

b l a n c 4 years ago

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

1point

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Queen Jackson. 4 years ago

OBVIOUSLY there is a middle zebra. He's block the view of their heads because the other two are super shy.

1point

El Dee 4 years ago

I'm glad it actually told us which one it was in the article, that would have driven me mad lol! I thought it was the left one and turns out I was right!!

1point

JessG 4 years ago

Can people seriously not tell which one is up front!!?? I had to come here to find out if it was true. It's easy to see, the ears, it's all in the ears

1point

Bacony 4 years ago

The Dress 3: Nature Edition.

1point

Livvy-Rose Richards 4 years ago

I looked at them long and hard. It was left

1point

Mumof1 4 years ago

The one on the left - look at the ears, that's the clue.

0points

Megan O'Neill 4 years ago

It's the left because there is a shadow is on the right one (the shadow of the front zebra).

0points

Jadyn Smalley 4 years ago

I used the neckline of the zebra on the right to tell. The left one is looking forward 😁

0points

Anise Kim 4 years ago (edited)

Left. The photographer confirms it.

0points

Shinobi Shabby 4 years ago

Left, because of the angle of the neck in relation to its ears

0points

Netra 4 years ago

Front one

0points

Jackson3 4 years ago

It's the one on the right! Just follow the skin from the body to the front. The darker one on the left discontinues in back of the one on the right. Also color, ears, and body position all say Right.

0points

Thomas Es Thomas 4 years ago

It's the front one of course.

0points

sorlag110 4 years ago

The real answer is both and neither. It's a photoshop, check the nostrils for example, which are on different levels.

0points

sorlag110 4 years ago

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.

0points

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Eduard Korhonen 4 years ago

It's very obviously the one on the left

0points

Sue Hubbard 4 years ago

Left and right as YOU look at the picture? Or the actual left and right?

0points

Monika Soffronow 4 years ago

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.)

0points

Leo Angira 4 years ago

Face is for the zebra on the left <-; the ears fold is sure indicator

0points

Cas P 4 years ago

I think the Zebra on the left is the one that is looking at the camera.

0points

Clive Gerada 4 years ago

Left one, the shadow explains everything

0points

Leticia Kenoyer 4 years ago

Left

0points

Kathleen van der Gryp 4 years ago

Left one?! Check the neck.

0points

Le Spoozum 4 years ago

It does not exist left or right zebras. So neither is true.

0points

Beth 4 years ago

It's the left zebra.

0points

Gizmo 4 years ago

https://youtu.be/PoKC92irnVQ Wait what

0points

Iapetos 4 years ago

The left one, as the ears behind can only belong to the right one.

0points

Laura 4 years ago

the left one i guess :D

0points

Tiffany Marie 4 years ago

I think the left.. Tried following the ear placement.

0points

Shelby McClain 4 years ago

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

0points

Beth Snyder 4 years ago

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

0points

Jesse 4 years ago

It's interesting the different things people looked at to make their determinations.

0points

Shelli Aderman 4 years ago

Yanny!

0points

Orionpax75 4 years ago

Left

0points

Lamby the Lamb 4 years ago

It's the zebra on the left.

0points

Eva the Ravenclaw Bookworm! 4 years ago

Left. The other set of ears give it away.

0points

kurisutofu 4 years ago

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.

0points

N G 4 years ago

Ignore the people above. It's the right zebra that's in front

0points

Wouldn't You Like to Know 4 years ago

Isn't it obvious? It's the Zebra in the middle.

0points

Ed 4 years ago

Left. It's obvious. The ear position gives it away...

0points

Jo Choto 4 years ago

Left one. The coloration of the two zebras is quite different. Also, if you follow from the chests up the necks, it's clearly on the left. Brilliant photo though.

0points

SomeNorthernLass 4 years ago

It looks cool but it isn't hard to tell it's the left.

0points

MantisGirl13 4 years ago

The left one, because of the position of the ears.

0points

Christine 4 years ago

Photographer here. It's the left one. The right one is slightly more out of focus, so it has to be behind the left one. BAM irrefutable evidence.

0points

Carlota Ocón 4 years ago

It's clearly the one on the left

0points

Joran Quinten 4 years ago

Yes

0points

Daria Z 4 years ago

Left one. Because the stripes on its neck look a bit more in focus than those of the right one.

0points

NanZ 4 years ago

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Hal Schirmer 4 years ago

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Victoria Pitt 4 years ago

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TheExtremeSmell 4 years ago

Those are some weird looking giraffes

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