# Cat with natural optical illusion **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 3, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-with-natural-optical-illusion/756400 "2016-06-03T16:17:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Flyer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyer/32/7298_2.png) [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-with-natural-optical-illusion/756400/1 "2016-06-03T16:17:52Z")
The pictures of this cat are incredible. The markings on its fur, plus the ground it’s walking on, make it look like the cat has a hole in it. > [@](#): > > A top animal photographer has been creating an internet sensation with his photograph of the so-called “Hollow Cat”. > > The way the Japanese cameraman has shot the animal walking across desert sands makes it look more like a Polo Mint than a pussy cat. > > Social media is abuzz with the picture of the cat called Okaachan who gets his “see-through” appearance because of his unique ginger and black colouring. > **[Meet the 'hollow' cat that looks like a POLO MINT](https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/675921/optical-illusion-hollow-cat-polo-mint-unusual-markings)** > > A TOP photographer is creating an internet sensation with his photograph of a "hollow cat". ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-with-natural-optical-illusion/756400/2 "2016-06-03T17:03:27Z")
There’s a hole in my kitty, dear Liza, dear Liza… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-with-natural-optical-illusion/756400/3 "2016-06-03T17:19:06Z")
Holey cat! ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-with-natural-optical-illusion/756400/4 "2016-06-03T17:57:53Z")
I can make my black cat disappear completely, just by turning off the lights. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-with-natural-optical-illusion/756400/5 "2016-06-03T18:01:21Z")
> [@Azeotrope](#): > > There’s a hole in my kitty, dear Liza, dear Liza… 😃 There’s a hole, there’s a hole, there’s a hole in the side of the cat. There’s a guy with a camera shooting the hole in the side of the cat, There’s a guy with a camera shooting the hole in the side of the cat There’s a guy , there’s a guy, there’s a guy with a camera shooting the hole in the side of the cat. There’s a guy with a camera shooting the hole in the side of the cat publishing the picture on the web, There’s a guy with a camera shooting the hole in the side of the cat publishing the picture on the web, there’s a guy, there’s a guy, There’s a guy with a camera shooting the hole in the side of the cat publishing the picture on the web. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-with-natural-optical-illusion/756400/6 "2016-06-03T18:02:42Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I can make my black cat disappear completely, just by turning off the lights. All cats are black in the dark… ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-with-natural-optical-illusion/756400/7 "2016-06-03T19:55:10Z")
That’s cool. Only works though when viewing from the above right and with a tan background. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-with-natural-optical-illusion/756400/8 "2016-06-03T22:21:41Z")
Huh. All I see is a blue cat with black markings. ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-with-natural-optical-illusion/756400/9 "2016-06-04T00:14:25Z")
No, it’s a white cat with gold markings. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-with-natural-optical-illusion/756400/10 "2016-06-04T04:44:29Z")
I see a fitting pet for [Fearless Fosdick](http://dev.deniskitchen.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/B_AC.fosdick1bg.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-with-natural-optical-illusion/756400/11 "2016-06-04T09:39:10Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > Huh. All I see is a blue cat with black markings. > [@Azeotrope](#): > > No, it’s a white cat with gold markings. Very well played. 😃