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  1. Who knew about the leaf sheep and didn't tell me?!? The 'sheep' that can photosynthesise - bbc.com/travel/article/2021032

    From the site:

    "Shaun the Sheep" is what many divers in the Philippines affectionately call a curious sea creature known as the leaf sheep (Costasiella kuroshimae) due to its similarity to the animated lamb. Contrary to what its name suggests, the leaf sheep is neither leaf nor sheep – it's a sea slug.

    "They're delicate creatures and their bodies are like shell-less snails," said Genevieve Reyes, a diver and photographer. "Leaf sheep don't hide or retract when they feel your presence. They have a routine life, circling the leaf of an algae and grazing about in their own little world."

    bbc.com/travel/article/2021032

    (Photo from here: Photographer Jun V Lao commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil)

    #ocean #sealife #leafsheep