Photo Of Elephant With Two Trunks Has The Internet Confounded

They say that seeing is believing, but sometimes, it can be extremely difficult to trust what our eyes are telling us.

There have been plenty of optical illusion photographs floating around the internet — such as this hugging couple whose legs appear to be backward — but now a brand-new image has been causing quite the stir.

Johan Barnard was on a safari in Botswana, Africa, with his family when he took a picture of something strange. His picture shows an elephant that appears to have two trunks!

Barnard posted the baffling photograph online, which has since gone viral, driving internet users absolutely batty as they try to figure it out.

Scroll through below to see this unbelievable photograph of an elephant with two trunks. Is it just an optical illusion or the real deal?

Take a look for yourself, and let us know what you think of this shocking picture in the comments!

[H/T: Daily Mail]

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Johan Barnard had no idea what he was in for when he was snapping photographs on a family safari in Botswana, Africa.

He took a picture of an elephant who appeared to have two trunks!

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Caters News Agency

His image has absolutely baffled internet users around the world.

It does appear that the elephant has more than one trunk. So, is it actually an illusion?

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The picture has gone viral with internet users completely confused by this bizarre-looking elephant.

Fortunately, there is a logical explanation. Click below to reveal the truth behind the photo.

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There actually is a second elephant who just happened to be standing right behind the other one!

Barnard was lucky enough to snap his photograph at exactly the right moment.

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Flickr/ Jon Mountjoy

This optical illusion may have had some people fooled for a while. But like most strange sights, this two-trunked elephant had a logical explanation after all!

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Flickr/ Pauline Guilmot

Did you think the elephant had two trunks, or did you know it was just an optical illusion? Let us know in the comments.

And please SHARE this mind-boggling photograph with friends and family!