This August 25th, challenge yourself with an adorable picture puzzle that has been making the rounds on social media! It is a fantastic test of observation skills, and at first glance, it just looks like a beautiful group of meerkats in the desert.
The file, image_27.png, asks a very simple question: “How many meerkats are hiding here?”
What makes this counting challenge so tricky is how some of the tiny animals are perfectly camouflaged among the rough rocks, the hollow log, and the spiky plants. There are five main meerkats sitting and standing prominently, but a handful of sneaky little ones are tucked away. It is incredibly easy to focus only on the big, prominent faces and completely skip over the hidden ones!
To get the right answer, you have to look closely and check every space carefully. Let’s count them up! There are 5 main meerkats taking up most of the attention (1 standing tall on the far left, 1 resting on the middle rocks, 1 standing high on the center rock, 1 standing in the front center, and 1 resting on the right side).
Now for the hidden ones: there is 1 face peeking through the spiky green plant on the far left, 1 little one peering out from under the rocks on the bottom left, 1 peeking out from behind the tall cactus on the top right, 1 resting inside the hollow log on the right, and 1 more hiding just behind the green bush on the bottom right.
When you add the 5 main meerkats and the 5 hidden ones together, you find the entire adorable mob.
Answer: 10.
