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Weird optical illusion shows what look like small dinosaurs in Guatemala

By T.K. Randall
February 23, 2025 · Comment icon 5 comments
Dinosaurs optical illusion
Are these sauropod dinosaurs... or something else ? Image Credit: YouTube / CdeCiencia
The viral clip shows what appear to be long-necked dinosaurs roaming around next to some ruins.
These days you can never quite believe what you see, especially online, which is why this short viral video - which recently racked up over two million views - requires more than a brief glance to fully appreciate.

Filmed next to some ruins in Guatemala, it shows a number of small creatures roaming around on the grass.

What makes it weird, however, is the fact that these creatures - with their long curved necks - bear an uncanny resemblance to Brachiosaurs - long-necked sauropod dinosaurs of the Jurassic era.

Obviously this is impossible - especially given their tiny size - so what's actually going on ?
It turns out that the reason the video looks weird is because the uploader has reversed the footage.

In actual fact, the video shows little more than a group of coatis (a type of small mammal) roaming around on the grass with their tails in the air.

With the footage reversed, the tails appear to be at the front of their bodies and look like necks.

It's a neat and simple illusion and one that has certainly managed to attract a lot of attention online.

You can check out the clip for yourself below.



Source: YouTube | Comments (5)




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Recent comments on this story
Comment icon #1 Posted by MissJatti 24 days ago
I thought they were lemurs with their tails up
Comment icon #2 Posted by Still Waters 24 days ago
I like this! 
Comment icon #3 Posted by Tatetopa 24 days ago
Yep, maybe coatimundis rather than lemurs in Guatemala.
Comment icon #4 Posted by MissJatti 24 days ago
Sorry, I saw the image in the link before properly reading the post lol
Comment icon #5 Posted by Jon the frog 23 days ago
With the video reversed for them do go backward.


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