The leaf sheep is such a precious sea slug. What you’re looking at in the photos is the leaf sheep’s eyes and mouth, as well as its cerata. The cerata are the leaflike appendages that cover the leaf ...

Why it's awesome: These tiny marine creatures are probably better known by their nickname, "Shaun the Sheep" sea slugs, because of their uncanny resemblance to the iconic TV character. The adorable ...

Costasiella kuroshimae, known commonly as Leaf Sheep, is an ocean-dwelling grazer that “steals” photosynthesizing chloroplasts from the food it eats in order to generate energy. The Leaf Sheep is a ...

The leaf sheep is an adorable sea creature that looks like part sheep, part fairy tale. Despite the name (in case you were fooled), leaf sheep are actually sacoglossan sea slugs - tiny marine mollusks ...

Much like its herbivorous namesake, the ocean-dwelling "leaf sheep" grazes for food; however, it supplements its diet in a unique way: through the power of the sun. "The first time I saw Shaun the ...

The “leaf sheep” sea slug is not only one of the most adorable ocean critters ever, but it can also photosynthesize light into food. Photos of Costasiella kuroshimae, a.k.a. the “leaf sheep” sea slug, ...