Leaf Sheep - Animal of the Week

This week we're looking at an amazing sea slug that can photosynthesise - the Leaf Sheep!

Music by T. Robertson

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[pmgbeos]

Those are the most adorable slugs I have ever seen

[Avabees]

Ok i know people always say this on animal features but.. HOW IS THIS NOT A POKEMON? Photosynthesis slug!!! I love it

[froginprogress]

Oh my... I thought this was a weird caterpillar! Thank you for introducing us to these bizarre-looking little beasts! Be it resin, clay, wire, or crochet, I now know what my next craft project is going to be!

[AGDinCA]

Nudibranchs, in general, are some of the most beautiful creatures in the sea. So many stunning color and texture combinations.

[ansh]

Real life grass type pokémon, gotta throw them pokéballs.

[aeonmatter]

imagine if these sea slugs lived on land people will thought they have stumble upon an enchanted forest or something

[thetrainiscool_]

It looks like an artichoke, has the face of a sheep and, is a sea slug. Call me intrigued.

[panqueque]

How can a real animal be this cute oh my god I want a plushie of it

[patricklewis]

I swear there could be an entire YouTube channel dedicated to seas slugs like there's so many and they're so unique

[KabuMontasaurios]

Leaf sheep? Oh this looks like a cute Pixar-like animated short!
*Reads the rest of the title*
WAIT WHAT

[EsotericTrash]

This is probably the best animal of the week so far. I love this little slug.

[Shaden]

These leaf sheep are so cute! I am surprised they haven't entered the tropical sea aquarium trade. I hope you do Wollybear caterpillars. Which are neither wooly nor bears, but they are fuzzy.

[stevenrodgers]

Love tiny animals... this one is beautiful. Thank you!

[daphneloose]

the leaf sheep has got to be one of the cutest sea slugs ever!!

[RainFunks]

How can they be so cute? I have a phobia of snails/slugs but this one is an exception

[fraga]

They look like little succulents... I love em

[jasepoag]

That is the cutest slug I've seen in my entire life, and I require 20 for my salt water aquarium.

[Tribrachidiumheraldicum]

I saw this on Instagram and hoped it would be an animal of the week. Awesome!

[Studycase]

No scientific response today just a lil' squeee and the word Adorable!

[damyenhockman]

"Penis Fencing." That's a thing that exists. In the world we live in. Depending on location and how widespread the sport is among the snails and slugs, penis fencing may happen in our front yards, in the middle of the day. Do they win the weirdest copulation technique award? Probably not, I'm pretty sure it would go to either jellyfish or sea cucumbers. Penis Fencing probably doesn't even make top five. That's the world we live in.