Everyone can see the helpful elephant – but you have a high IQ & 20/20 vision if you find the lazy horse in 12 seconds

THIS optical illusion has left puzzle fanatics scratching their heads searching for the answer.

Test your IQ and observation skills by trying to find the horse hidden in this picture – yes, there is a horse.

Bright Side - Jagran Josh

Can you spot the hidden horse in this optical illusion?[/caption]

Participants have been told that they could have 20/20 vision and the IQ of a genius if they manage to find the horse in just 12 seconds.

Grab a timer, set it to 12 seconds, and prove your puzzle-solving skills.

Although it may seem like an ordinary image, this is no easy feat, and it takes the average person over a minute to find it.

Optical illusions are purposefully designed to trick our vision, and can be used as simple determiners of intelligence.

Psychologists at The University of Glasgow found that staring at an optical illusion can improve eye sight by allowing you to see small print.

And according to ZenBuisness: “These visual puzzles can give you a good mental workout that can, in turn, help you think more efficiently and solve problems more easily.”

They are widely regarded to help improve our attention spans, concentration, and overall cognitive abilities.

Optical illusions where you have to find an image within an image are also thought to aid your brain’s ability to interpret ambiguity.

This illusion is made particularly tricky through the varying shades of vibrant colours in the background.

The lush green bushes, red-roofed barn and sandy yellow grass offers the perfect camouflage for the sneaky animal, as your eyes find it hard to focus on the abundant variety and difference.

Have you found the horse hidden inside the image yet?

If you’d like some help, try breaking the image down into several sections. Then search each section slowly, one at a time.

If you found this puzzle too easy, try some of our other brain teasers.

Test your vision by trying to spot the sneaky frog hiding amongst the woodland floor full of hundreds of leaves in this image.

Only the top 9% can find it within 12 seconds!

Or test your IQ by trying to find the cheeky monkey camouflaged somewhere inside a giraffe enclosure.

If you can find it within 15 seconds you might have 20/20 vision – but, it’s not that easy.

This illusion is created to test your observational skills.

If you couldn’t find the horse within 12 seconds, don’t worry, we have the answer for you.

We’ve also added three bonus puzzles below for you!

Bright Side - Jagran Josh

If you were able to spot it in twelve seconds, you definitely have the IQ of a genius[/caption]

Can you see the elephant hiding in this photo?Jagran Josh

Were you one of the 1 per cent that can find it?Jagran Josh

Playbuzz

The average person can only find four out of six faces in this image[/caption]

Playbuzz

Were you able to find all six?[/caption]

Can you find the sunshine hiding amongst these leaves?Rattan Direct

Rattan Direct

Were you able to find it?[/caption]