The rest of the story!
(0,0,0); ;10pxAt first glance you might think you were looking at some magical woodland animal, peering straight at you.
(0,0,0); ;10pxBut in reality this picture shows three very deceptive fallow-deer, who were walking along a path together when the sound of a camera shutter caught their attention.
(0,0,0); ;10pxThe inquisitive animals, native to the forests of Lithuania, stand proud and alert, arching their necks towards a waiting lens, unknowingly forming a mesmerising optical illusion.
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class="Magical: The inquisitive animals, native to the forests of Lithuania, stand proud and alert, arching their necks towards a waiting lens, and unknowingly forming a mesmerising optical illusion
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(0,0,0); ;10pxPhotographer Renatas Jakaitis created the effect by chance while watching the deer in their natural habitat in the Penevezys County woods in Lithuania.
(0,0,0); ;10pxMr Jakaitis, 37, said: 'I was watching the deer, which were stood together in a group.
(0,0,0); ;10px'I knew that in most cases during the winter, the animals are walking in paths one after the other, so I followed a group of wild deer, and I expected there would be something I'd like to photograph.
(0,0,0); ;10px'I could never have imagined however that these three deer would all turn at the same time and look at me, and make such a funny image.'
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(0,0,0); ;10pxWhile the picture looks remarkably genuine, or at the very least a cleverly done piece of photo editing, it is all down to luck and timing that the three deer only appear to have one body, yet almost identical heads.
(0,0,0); ;10px'I didn't plan it, and I never even thought about taking a photo like this,' said Mr Jakaitis, from Kaunas County, Lithuania.
(0,0,0); ;10px'When I took the picture I didn't even notice it, it was only when I looked back at the images on my camera that I realised. I thought, "that's incredible!"
(0,0,0); ;10px'It's very funny and very interesting. My timing must have been spot on. Many people are astonished when they see it, and thought it must be some kind of trick