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Home / Wildlife / Sea Critters / This slug has the face of a sheep, a body of a leaf, and the ability to photosynthesize
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This slug has the face of a sheep, a body of a leaf, and the ability to photosynthesize

Updated on December 16, 2025June 25, 2025
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First documented in 1993, the leaf-sheep slug absorbs and uses plant cells from the algae they eat. They then use these cells to get energy from the sun through photosynthesis like a plant. 

Learn more at https://oceana.org/marine-life/leaf-sheep/

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