Leaf Sheep Emily

Emily may look like a sheep with its white face, black eyes and bushy body. But it doesn’t produce wool or milk.   Leaf sheep are actually type of sea slug.

Leaf sheep animal are one of the few that can perform photosynthesis. But they do it in an unusual way. Leaf sheep feed on algae, and in doing so, they also absorb algae’s chloroplasts . Then they use those chloroplasts to photosynthesize energy from light into food.

Age 3+