The dog-bird on Opotiki Beach
The dog-bird on Opotiki Beach
Hamilton biomedical student Megan Whiteley, 22, snapped what looked to be an animal with the body of a dog and huge wings frolicking on Opotiki beach.
The image went viral around the world yesterday, with a British newspaper saying the "sight would render even Sir David Attenborough speechless".
It was all a trick of perspective. "The dog was obsessed with chasing seagulls and I zoomed in as it ran up to a sitting bird and managed to get a perfectly timed photo just as the bird took off, making it look like a flying dog!"
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