This optical illusion will prove whether you have a high IQ

How many dolphins do you see?

This aquatic optical illusion will prove whether or not you have a high IQ depending on how many friendly sea creatures you can find.

Only the smartest of readers will be able to spot all the dolphins swimming through this blue cartoon sea.

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A quick glance at this photo will make you think that there are only nine dolphins.

But as you take a closer look and begin to inspect the photo more closely, dolphins will begin to reveal themselves.

The optical illusion was posted on TikTok and drove viewers crazy as they failed to guess the correct number of dolphins in the image.

Several dolphins are stacked over each other and can be found by the multiple tails and fins incredibly close together. Others are hidden on the most obvious dolphins, indicated by their outlines and eyes popping out.

All the dolphins have a range of sizes and shapes.

If you’re clever enough, you’ll discover that there are 17 dolphins hidden in this puzzling photo.

And if you’re looking for another puzzle that features members of the animal kingdom, see whether you can spot all 10 creatures hidden in this wild visual menagerie. Or search for the slithery snake in this sea of turtles in an illusion by Hungarian author-artist Gergely Dudás — a k a The Dudolf.