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The Leaf Sheep Slug: The Animal That Eats Sunshine

This is an animal called the leaf sheep: It’s a species of slug that is partially solar-powered, like a plant. Leaf sheep are kleptoplastic organisms that steal chloroplasts from algae, store them in their bodies, and then can rely on photosynthesis for their energy needs: The Costasiella sea slug.

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