Rabbit Or Duck: Optical Illusion

The rabbit or duck is one of the most popular ambiguous optical illusion.

In this illusion, the head of the animal can be either perceived as a rabbit or a duck. The rabbit’s ear and duck’s beak are one for both the animal.

The first duck rabbit illusion appeared in the German Humor magazine named Fliegende Blätter in the year 1892.

Fliegende Bläter Magazine: Rabbit And Duck

Joseph Jastrow: Duck-Rabbit Figure

Walter Ehrenstein: Full Version Of Rabbit Or Duck Illusion

Ludwig Wittgenstein: Duck Or Rabbit Optical Illusion

Roger Shepard: Rabbit Or Duck

A Full Version Of Rabbit And Duck Optical Illusion

Duck Rabbit Book

Book Information:

Title	Duck! Rabbit!
Author	Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Illustrator	Tom Lichtenheld
Genre	Children’s Picture Book
Reading Level	Age 03-08
Publisher	Chronicle Books
Published	2009
Country	USA

Duck! Rabbit! is a funny read aloud picture book for children by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Two unseen characters are in dilemma as they argue whether the picture is a rabbit or duck.

The picture of the book is based on the famous classic rabbit or duck ambiguous image optical illusion.

The book was a New York Bestseller for 9 weeks.

The book was awarded winner in picture category…

• Beehive Awards Picture Book in 2011
• Grand Canyon Reader Award Picture Book in 2012

Rabbit Or Duck Optical Illusion Cartoons

The above cartoon features two ambiguous images. They are:

• Duck or rabbit
• Boring’s wife or mother-in-law

An interesting aspect about this cartoon is that the wife or mother-in-law is performing shadow art of duck or rabbit.

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