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Leaf sheep: The adorable solar-powered sea slug that looks like Shaun the Sheep

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Leaf sheep sea slugs were first discovered off Kuroshima Island , Japan , in 1993 .

They have white faces, small black eyes and two "ears" They live on algae, which also provides them with food.

When they eat algae, they absorb chloroplasts — special structures where photosynthesis takes place.