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Cat With A Hole In Its Side Is The Trippiest Optical Illusion Ever

Could this cat be ... Swiss cheese?

Hole-y moly, this is a serious head-scratcher!

Twitter user @hanamomoact, who lives in the United Arab Emirates, recently shared photos of a cat that looks like it has a cylindrical cutout on its side. And now we're questioning everything we know: Is this a cat or is this Swiss cheese?

お腹に穴空いてるわけではない。 pic.twitter.com/TquGITgim3

— はなもも (@hanamomoact) May 26, 2016

Check it out from another angle. It doesn't get any less trippy.

昨日はねとらぼ(@itm_nlab )さんに載せてもらった、おかあちゃん。
今日もお腹に穴空けたまま(違)足取り軽く。 pic.twitter.com/at4nLYBijO

— はなもも (@hanamomoact) May 30, 2016

Don't fear! The feline is fine -- it's just our depth perception playing tricks on us. The spots on the cat, which match the color of the surrounding sand, are to blame for the deceptive image.

So rest easy, knowing that the kitty's OK and just has some funky fur.

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