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WillParkinson

(16,879 posts) Mon Oct 12, 2020, 10:35 PM Oct 2020

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Leaf Sheep: The Animal that Photosynthesizes

https://returntonow.net/2020/08/15/leaf-sheep-the-only-animal-that-can-photosynthesize/

Leaf sheep are one of the strangest kinds of animals on the planet.

They look like a farm animal, act like a plant, and live in the sea!

The little sea slugs are technically animals, but like plants, they get most of their energy from the sun.

When leaf sheep eat algae, they suck out the chloroplasts and incorporate them into their own bodies in a process called kleptoplasty.

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Leaf Sheep: The Animal that Photosynthesizes (Original Post) WillParkinson Oct 2020 OP

Those are cool! BusyBeingBest Oct 2020 #1

Amazing, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2020 #2

Seeing is believing! hedda_foil Oct 2020 #3

Doesn't seem possible. OMG. Who can ever forget this creature, after hearing about it? Judi Lynn Oct 2020 #4

BusyBeingBest

(9,173 posts)

1. Those are cool!

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Mon Oct 12, 2020, 10:50 PM

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The Magistrate

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2. Amazing, Sir

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Mon Oct 12, 2020, 10:59 PM

Oct 2020

Seems there nothing some critter doesn't do under the sea's surface....

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hedda_foil

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3. Seeing is believing!

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Tue Oct 13, 2020, 12:07 AM

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Judi Lynn

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4. Doesn't seem possible. OMG. Who can ever forget this creature, after hearing about it?

Reply to WillParkinson (Original post)

Tue Oct 13, 2020, 12:35 AM

Oct 2020

The images are shocking! Beautiful critters. How could this happen?

Thank you, WillParkinson.

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