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An image supposedly showing a four-eyed animal that was discovered in Sudan is often circulated on social media: This is not a genuine picture of a four-eyed animal. This photograph actually shows a figurine that was made by Spanish artist Alvaro Herranz. This photograph was originally posted to Herranz's Instagram page (@FuegoFatuoArt) in October 2019. The caption explains that this is a figurine of Akerbeltz, a mythical creature from Basque folk mythology: In another Instagram post, Herranz adds a few more details about this figurine of Akerbeltz: Interestingly, this is hardly the first time that photographs of a doll or figurine have been mistaken for a real (and often mythical) animal. Artistic renderings have also been mistaken for the world's smallest bird, the world's largest mouth, a fictional haiku bird, and the mythical marbled fuark.
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