The polaroid doesn't match the patient standing at the window — different eye shape, different ear shape, or different ear color. A common example: bunny ears in person, but bear ears in the printed photo.
Animal Hospital Incorrect Photo is one of the 19 anomalies in the Roblox game, and it is caught only on a developed Polaroid, never by looking at the patient.
| Channel | On the photo |
|---|---|
| Where to check | Check the printed polaroid |
| What you'll see |
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| How to confirm | Compare ears first — they are the fastest feature to cross-reference at a glance. |
| If you let it in | Not documented by the community yet — shutting the window is always safe and costs you nothing. |
This is a pure comparison check — you're not looking for anything unusual about the photo itself, just whether it agrees with what you see through the glass. Ears are the fastest feature to cross-reference since they're distinctive and easy to compare at a glance.
Incorrect Photo does not show up when you look at the patient. It is visible only through the Polaroid camera — and it is one of 3 of the 19 anomalies that behave that way. Skipping that check to save a photo you have to take, wait for, and pay attention to is not saving you time; it is agreeing to miss 3 of the things you are being paid to catch.
| Check | Catches | What skipping it costs you |
|---|---|---|
| Naked eye | 8 of 19 | 8 anomalies you will never see |
| CCTV | 8 of 19 | 8 anomalies you will never see |
| Polaroid ← this one | 3 of 19 | 3 anomalies you will never see |
One patient can carry more than one of these at once, so a clean naked-eye read is not a clean bill of health.
The specific recovery outcome for this anomaly hasn't been documented by the community yet — we only publish what's confirmed. What is confirmed: letting an anomaly in usually triggers a Death Ritual, spawns a monster, or turns the patient into a Mimic. A wrong treatment kills an anomaly with no penalty to you (it just lowers your end-of-shift reward), and tasing or shooting a confirmed anomaly nets +2 sanity. Tasing or shooting a normal animal by mistake costs −15 sanity — when in doubt, shutting the window is always the safe move.
All three are about a feature not matching the file — which is why the check is a comparison rather than a look. The difference is what you are comparing against, and on which channel.
| Entry | Channel | What separates it |
|---|---|---|
| 📸 Incorrect Photo ← this page | On the photo | The polaroid doesn't match the patient standing at the window — different eye shape, different ear shape, or different ear color. A common example: bunny ears in person, but bear ears in the printed photo. |
| 📹 Mismatching Ears | On CCTV | Ears or horns visible on the camera feed don't match what you see on the patient at the window. |
| 📹 Mismatching Eyes | On CCTV | Eye shape or color on the camera feed doesn't match the patient standing in front of you. |
You are holding a developed Polaroid, and the patient is still outside, which shapes the answer: you have the evidence in hand before it is through the door, which is the best position you can be in — refuse at the window.
Refuse it. Shutting the window costs nothing and ends the problem. It does not hurt your shift score, and it is always available.
Or put it down. A confirmed anomaly can be tased or shot, and doing so is worth +2 sanity. A wrong treatment also kills one with no sanity penalty — it only lowers the end-of-shift reward.
What it costs to guess. Tasing or shooting a normal animal by mistake is −15 sanity, nearly a quarter of the 61 you start with. That gap is the whole reason to confirm before acting rather than acting on a hunch.
An anomaly cannot be knocked out the way a normal patient can, so "it fainted, it must be fine" is not a test. Neither is slime on the floor — patients drip it too.
Once you are already looking through the Polaroid camera, these cost you nothing extra to rule out. Knowing them as a set is what turns the check from a habit into a decision.
| Anomaly | What gives it away |
|---|---|
| 📸 Static Photo | The photo comes out covered in visual static/grain instead of a clean image. |
| 📸 Cursed Photos | The photo itself turns into a horror image — realistic eyes, a warped grin, bleeding eyes, and other variants have all been documented. |
All 19 anomalies grouped by channel, plus the interactive identifier tool.
View All Anomalies →The polaroid doesn't match the patient standing at the window — different eye shape, different ear shape, or different ear color. A common example: bunny ears in person, but bear ears in the printed photo. The primary way to catch it is comparing the clipboard photo.
No. It only shows up through the Polaroid camera. It is one of 3 anomalies out of 19 that are invisible without it, which is the whole argument for not skipping that check.
The specific recovery outcome for this anomaly isn't documented by the community yet. Treat any confirmed anomaly the same way regardless: a wrong treatment kills them with no penalty to you but lowers your end-of-shift reward, and tasing or shooting a confirmed anomaly gives +2 sanity. When in doubt, shutting the window is always safe.
Verified against community data. Last checked: July 26, 2026.