Leaf Sheep - Animal of the Week

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  • Опубликовано: 20 сен 2020
  • This week we're looking at an amazing sea slug that can photosynthesise - the Leaf Sheep!
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Комментарии • 355

  • @user-pm1gb2eo1s
    @user-pm1gb2eo1s 3 года назад +772

    Those are the most adorable slugs I have ever seen

    • @nebulan
      @nebulan 3 года назад +22

      I agree they have bunny sea slugs beat but you should still image search bunny sea slugs cuz they're still cute.

    • @user-pm1gb2eo1s
      @user-pm1gb2eo1s 3 года назад +9

      nebulan Damnit, why are sea slugs so irredeemably cute?

    • @xboxpro360
      @xboxpro360 3 года назад +2

      agreed

    • @geekdivaherself
      @geekdivaherself 3 года назад +3

      I want a translucent plushie of them! Somehow!
      And they should be in zoos with giant magnification lenses like those sculptures on the head of a pin!

    • @geekdivaherself
      @geekdivaherself 3 года назад

      Also, I'm gonna count leafy sheepies tonight for sleepies!
      _too kyoot can't helppit_

  • @Avabees
    @Avabees 3 года назад +570

    Ok i know people always say this on animal features but.. HOW IS THIS NOT A POKEMON? Photosynthesis slug!!! I love it

    • @michaelyu2744
      @michaelyu2744 3 года назад +28

      The new regional variant of Gastrodon

    • @user-on9rs3yx3s
      @user-on9rs3yx3s 3 года назад +22

      It is its called Shaymin

    • @Derwion
      @Derwion 3 года назад +5

      Someone get Gamefreak to the phone...

    • @HueghMungus
      @HueghMungus 3 года назад +5

      @LagiNaLangAko23 That is too strong. So it wont happen, it's like putting a damn SUPERMAN in a pokemon game, in terms of having no weakneses/low weakneses. So it will never happen.

    • @aftabzafar2032
      @aftabzafar2032 3 года назад

      Actually they remind me of Levos from the Chrono Trigger game

  • @ansh6370
    @ansh6370 3 года назад +630

    Real life grass type pokémon, gotta throw them pokéballs.

    • @Shoebill1447
      @Shoebill1447 3 года назад +4

      No it's mine imma trade it with my boi allister

    • @sohopedeco
      @sohopedeco 3 года назад +23

      They're probably water-type hybrids, given they dwell in the sea.

    • @aztecklover69
      @aztecklover69 3 года назад +18

      Pedro Figueira water and grass typing:)

    • @allister3506
      @allister3506 3 года назад +2

      @@Shoebill1447 did someone said allister

    • @aftabzafar2032
      @aftabzafar2032 3 года назад +2

      Actually they remind me of Levos from the Chrono Trigger game

  • @panqueque445
    @panqueque445 3 года назад +251

    How can a real animal be this cute oh my god I want a plushie of it

  • @thetrainiscool_7827
    @thetrainiscool_7827 3 года назад +236

    It looks like an artichoke, has the face of a sheep and, is a sea slug. Call me intrigued.

    • @smartart6841
      @smartart6841 3 года назад +5

      Hi intrigued im smart art

    • @oldmech619
      @oldmech619 3 года назад +3

      They are very pretty. I wonder how they taste. Maybe better not. It might kill me.

  • @aeonmatter6976
    @aeonmatter6976 3 года назад +95

    imagine if these sea slugs lived on land people will thought they have stumble upon an enchanted forest or something

    • @aeonmatter6976
      @aeonmatter6976 3 года назад

      @@NZMunchie like some sort of exotic forest slug dish

  • @froginprogress8510
    @froginprogress8510 3 года назад +184

    Oh my... I thought this was a weird caterpillar! Thank you for introducing us to these bizarre-looking little beasts! Be it resin, clay, wire, or crochet, I now know what my next craft project is going to be!

    • @alvaronavarro4895
      @alvaronavarro4895 3 года назад +8

      Your rhime made my day

    • @Leo_Valdez671
      @Leo_Valdez671 2 года назад +2

      Not to be rude but it’s *rhyme*

    • @SkitAWulf242
      @SkitAWulf242 Год назад +2

      What was the project, and how did it turn out?

    • @froginprogress8510
      @froginprogress8510 Год назад +3

      @@SkitAWulf242 Tried making one out of resin, clay, and wire. It turned out decent, except the resin I used never fully cured. It stayed slightly tacky, and the thing became a dust magnet. I'll try again eventually, but not with UV resin.

  • @AGDinCA
    @AGDinCA 3 года назад +158

    Nudibranchs, in general, are some of the most beautiful creatures in the sea. So many stunning color and texture combinations.

    • @damyenhockman5440
      @damyenhockman5440 3 года назад +13

      This isn't a nudibranch. Even said so in the video.

    • @AGDinCA
      @AGDinCA 3 года назад +17

      @@damyenhockman5440 I never said it was a nudibranch. I know these are sea slugs. He mentioned nudibranchs early on in the video, which led me to just share my thoughts on them. I think they are so amazing.

    • @geekdivaherself
      @geekdivaherself 3 года назад +3

      All are amazing!
      ...ooo, triple-A. Alliteration is the fourth!

  • @KabuMontasaurios
    @KabuMontasaurios 3 года назад +19

    Leaf sheep? Oh this looks like a cute Pixar-like animated short!
    *Reads the rest of the title*
    WAIT WHAT

  • @patricklewis9787
    @patricklewis9787 3 года назад +32

    I swear there could be an entire RUclips channel dedicated to seas slugs like there's so many and they're so unique

  • @jasepoag8930
    @jasepoag8930 3 года назад +39

    That is the cutest slug I've seen in my entire life, and I require 20 for my salt water aquarium.

  • @damyenhockman5440
    @damyenhockman5440 3 года назад +63

    "Penis Fencing." That's a thing that exists. In the world we live in. Depending on location and how widespread the sport is among the snails and slugs, penis fencing may happen in our front yards, in the middle of the day. Do they win the weirdest copulation technique award? Probably not, I'm pretty sure it would go to either jellyfish or sea cucumbers. Penis Fencing probably doesn't even make top five. That's the world we live in.

    • @davidbronstein2040
      @davidbronstein2040 3 года назад +6

      I think traumatic insemination takes the cake for the strangest sexual reproduction method.

    • @damyenhockman5440
      @damyenhockman5440 3 года назад +8

      @@davidbronstein2040 jellyfish spray it straight into the ocean, waiting for the slight chance it'll find another jelly, then the child is a polyp, an asexual anemone like creature, which slowly pops new jellyfish right off the top, like it's getting a haircut. Pretty sure it's sea cucumbers that inflate like balloons and let out in streamers, but that might be some worms. Traumatic insemination is just making a new whole to put it in.

    • @RemoveChink
      @RemoveChink 3 года назад +9

      I hear its a coming of age ritual in France.

    • @zufalllx
      @zufalllx 3 года назад +6

      It also happens on the shores of New Jersey. By humans.

    • @davidbronstein2040
      @davidbronstein2040 3 года назад +1

      @@zufalllx
      Ew

  • @Shaden0040
    @Shaden0040 3 года назад +29

    These leaf sheep are so cute! I am surprised they haven't entered the tropical sea aquarium trade. I hope you do Wollybear caterpillars. Which are neither wooly nor bears, but they are fuzzy.

    • @pauls5745
      @pauls5745 3 года назад

      they are so small, < 10mm, but who knows they can make it to some hobbyists here in the US and we can have them

    • @RuskiWaffle
      @RuskiWaffle 3 года назад +5

      Because of their colors, I suspect they might become semi-endangered because of the pet trade.

    • @anthonymorris6312
      @anthonymorris6312 3 года назад +7

      @@RuskiWaffle a cute little critter like this could definitely become endangered from irresponsible collecting. If it could be bred in captivity it could survive the ecological changes its habitat is going to experience soon. I'd like to keep a colony of them myself.

    • @RuskiWaffle
      @RuskiWaffle 3 года назад +1

      @@anthonymorris6312 well that's cool

  • @Studycase3000
    @Studycase3000 3 года назад +41

    No scientific response today just a lil' squeee and the word Adorable!

  • @fraga2328
    @fraga2328 3 года назад +7

    They look like little succulents... I love em

  • @steverodgers333
    @steverodgers333 3 года назад +29

    Love tiny animals... this one is beautiful. Thank you!

  • @daphneloose5880
    @daphneloose5880 3 года назад +9

    the leaf sheep has got to be one of the cutest sea slugs ever!!

  • @Tribrachidiumheraldicum
    @Tribrachidiumheraldicum 3 года назад +37

    I saw this on Instagram and hoped it would be an animal of the week. Awesome!

  • @EsotericTrash
    @EsotericTrash 3 года назад +5

    This is probably the best animal of the week so far. I love this little slug.

  • @RainFunks
    @RainFunks 3 года назад +13

    How can they be so cute? I have a phobia of snails/slugs but this one is an exception

  • @carrier2823
    @carrier2823 3 года назад +40

    Who’s that Pokémon?

  • @eschwarz1003
    @eschwarz1003 3 года назад +5

    this kleptoplasty ability seems so significant for possible study and crazy applications.

    • @raphaelalavi9385
      @raphaelalavi9385 3 года назад +2

      Yeah imagine if humans could use kleptoplasty for themselves or as an energy source for cars and machines

    • @Tibovl
      @Tibovl 3 года назад

      @@raphaelalavi9385 There is a thing called solar panels.

    • @raphaelalavi9385
      @raphaelalavi9385 3 года назад

      Tibovl oh yeah nevermind

  • @emileemile7451
    @emileemile7451 2 года назад +2

    Leaf slug
    This pokemon lives in shallow waters and can photosynthesize
    Types: grass, bug

  • @Jojozilla426
    @Jojozilla426 3 года назад +19

    Omg it really does look like a stereotypical cartoon sheep wtf

  • @geoffreyzziwambazza7862
    @geoffreyzziwambazza7862 10 месяцев назад

    I didn’t know I needed this in my life until 5 minutes and 35 seconds ago.

  • @eggboi4564
    @eggboi4564 3 года назад +1

    *screaming* IT HAS BLUSH!!!!!!😭 0:44

  • @NicholasLalima
    @NicholasLalima 5 месяцев назад

    Who else feels like giving this thing a hug.

  • @flannsyn
    @flannsyn 3 года назад +4

    Thomas: These most adorable sea slugs may die out because of human actions.
    Me, having seen a 5 minute long video: I'm grabbing a rifle and protecting these babies 'till I fall myself.

  • @FloweyFanClub
    @FloweyFanClub 3 года назад +2

    This tiny lil sea slug made me start crying I love them so much they are leaf they eat algae like grass love them

  • @kanesmith2855
    @kanesmith2855 3 года назад +7

    Been a while but I still live in hope for more worms, good to hear from you again

  • @glenkoko3649
    @glenkoko3649 3 года назад +1

    OMG THOSE PINK CHEEKS AND LIL EARS I CANT HANDLE THE CUTENESS! They kinda look like the pokemon goomy!

  • @TTL9585
    @TTL9585 3 года назад

    Amazing! Thanks for showing such a cool animal, I love it!

  • @casual_gamer58
    @casual_gamer58 2 года назад +1

    Imagine just chilling on the beach then boom...
    Grass/water type pokemon

  • @Jartopia
    @Jartopia 3 года назад +2

    There are so many animals that would be amazing to keep in the aquarium hobby!

  • @moonstonepearl21
    @moonstonepearl21 3 года назад

    I didn't see the resemblance to sheep at first, but as soon as you said it, it became so clear.
    Sea slugs are such amazing creatures. They come in so many different varieties that are all so beautiful, amazing, and often downright cute like this little guy is

  • @Abominatrix650
    @Abominatrix650 3 года назад +1

    This is truly extraordinary!

  • @swinton8436
    @swinton8436 3 года назад +1

    please keep it up you guys, love this content

  • @nebulan
    @nebulan 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for showing us our world is pretty fantastic!

  • @frankcarter6427
    @frankcarter6427 3 года назад +1

    years agp , I snorkelled with a beautiful giant snail -aplysia depilens , the european sea hare, in a cove in Paxos, it was one of those moments

  • @leepiclarz5855
    @leepiclarz5855 3 года назад +1

    Leaf sheeps are so cool and cute

  • @ardaniaquinta4852
    @ardaniaquinta4852 2 года назад +1

    Thankyou! I learn something new today 😁😁

  • @deneskun.8587
    @deneskun.8587 3 года назад +1

    I think I found my new favourite animal

  • @evilpompom
    @evilpompom Месяц назад

    It's so cute and friend-shaped! 😭😭😭

  • @tinyGrim1
    @tinyGrim1 3 года назад

    Yeahhhhhh!! Peter The Great ! I actually admire him, alot. Look forward to it alot. This little sea slugs are pretty, and interesting, thank you. 😊👍✨

  • @michellefox5212
    @michellefox5212 Год назад

    I want to hug it and never let go!

  • @magentasky234
    @magentasky234 2 года назад +1

    It looks like a Blue's Clues character!

  • @RuskiWaffle
    @RuskiWaffle 3 года назад +1

    As most people familiar with marine life, like me, know, nudibranchs take whatever the properties of the stuff they eat, like kirby.

    • @dorabrooks76
      @dorabrooks76 3 года назад

      That is such an excellent and delightful metaphor! Thanks for pointing that out, I love it! 😁

  • @mariepareja4817
    @mariepareja4817 2 года назад +1

    theres alot of them here in Dauin, Philippines. I saw green, yellow and white! So tiny!

  • @zintosion
    @zintosion 3 года назад +2

    Those little beady eyes are cute.

  • @purplehaze2358
    @purplehaze2358 3 года назад +7

    Take a shot every time he says something is not something else or any variation of the word “Leaf”.

  • @karsonkammerzell6955
    @karsonkammerzell6955 3 года назад

    I don't know why but every time I think of it as an artichoke I just lose it laughing, lol.

  • @richardcharay7788
    @richardcharay7788 3 года назад

    Enjoyed!

  • @shenglongli8387
    @shenglongli8387 3 года назад

    I never thought that I will find a slug cute

  • @name3727
    @name3727 2 года назад

    The cutest slug I have seen in my whole life

  • @rebeccaphelps3196
    @rebeccaphelps3196 3 года назад

    Thank you. Subscribed 🤗

  • @Mothercityguy
    @Mothercityguy 3 года назад

    Beautiful

  • @carolynallisee2463
    @carolynallisee2463 3 года назад +1

    When I saw the thumbnail for the video, I said to myself "That's Shaymin!"

  • @CritterHunter
    @CritterHunter 3 года назад

    Here in the industry we also call them Shaun the Sheep slugs, or sapsucking seaslugs

  • @oliversplino9239
    @oliversplino9239 3 года назад +3

    Shoopi boi

  • @RachaelLouiseGerrard
    @RachaelLouiseGerrard Год назад +1

    Brilliant Video, Really Informative & Interesting, I Love These Animals, I Have Them On A T-Shirt :D

  • @Snowy167
    @Snowy167 3 года назад

    I suggest also searching the video called leaf sheep. It has some nice music and showcases leaf sheep’s in their natural habitat

  • @aroguespartan7627
    @aroguespartan7627 3 года назад +2

    Leafy baby :)

  • @KimiW1
    @KimiW1 3 года назад

    Oh my! I've just watched your 'poodle moth' vid and a commenter mentioned these, I'm not disappointed. Cute af

  • @blackbox-yk8zk
    @blackbox-yk8zk 3 года назад +2

    i love how his face is just ( .. )

  • @vgcinthenamevgc837
    @vgcinthenamevgc837 3 года назад

    Awwww these are so cute😍

  • @diandirk3423
    @diandirk3423 3 года назад +1

    That's some weird looking leaf

  • @angelica.218
    @angelica.218 8 месяцев назад

    I’ve seen the leaf slug but it’s good to call it a sea sheep.

  • @cb-wi1cq
    @cb-wi1cq 3 года назад +1

    i love them so much...

  • @BestAnswer12549
    @BestAnswer12549 3 года назад +3

    I have that same creature tattooed on my arm

  • @ChristophersMum
    @ChristophersMum 3 года назад +1

    WOW...that is so amazing...so cute and so intricate...kleptoplasty...what a power to be given🎇😁🎇

  • @benjones1717
    @benjones1717 3 года назад +1

    Timmy he's tiny, he's a leafy lamb with a lot to learn.

  • @splitsee2526
    @splitsee2526 3 года назад

    Its so CUTE!

  • @NatureWitch
    @NatureWitch 3 года назад

    That's so scary! the stuff about algae blooms! I love the ocean and seas but I live in MI u.s so I've never been but would love to visit the ocean, The thought of all life disappearing is depressing.

  • @kalopsiaYawnn
    @kalopsiaYawnn 3 года назад +2

    So cute!

  • @pauls5745
    @pauls5745 3 года назад

    omg so cute!
    i need them!!

  • @elonaplaka740
    @elonaplaka740 3 года назад +1

    Now I've got a new favorite animal 😍💕

  • @paveldatsyuk7175
    @paveldatsyuk7175 3 года назад

    Loved the agw bit at the end lol

  • @natemathews3780
    @natemathews3780 3 года назад +1

    YES

  • @pedrogabrielduarte4544
    @pedrogabrielduarte4544 3 года назад +2

    Welcome back

  • @animehits755
    @animehits755 Год назад +1

    This looks like a boss from a rpg game

  • @devanshiuwu9878
    @devanshiuwu9878 3 года назад

    They're blushing 🥺

  • @kendramanuel1276
    @kendramanuel1276 Год назад

    Adorable

  • @glint3924
    @glint3924 3 года назад

    They're beautiful creatures of nature.

  • @YEs69th420
    @YEs69th420 3 года назад +1

    I love it. It's cuter than puppies.

  • @fetusdeletus9266
    @fetusdeletus9266 3 года назад +4

    Oh great sheep of the leaves what wisdom dost thou have to share with us lowly mortals

    • @KyoushaPumpItUp
      @KyoushaPumpItUp 3 года назад +1

      "Watame wa warukunai yo ne"

    • @NecromancyForKids
      @NecromancyForKids 3 года назад +1

      @@KyoushaPumpItUp Thank you, Watamate.

    • @KyoushaPumpItUp
      @KyoushaPumpItUp 3 года назад

      @@NecromancyForKids no prob

    • @RuskiWaffle
      @RuskiWaffle 3 года назад

      Why ask a defunct panzer stuck in a lake when you can ask a gigantic sea sheep

  • @justinebourke2811
    @justinebourke2811 3 года назад

    Wow! He's got a Southpark face too! 😅😂😂

  • @pr0faker
    @pr0faker 3 года назад

    nice positive note on the end, goddamn :P

  • @terryenglish7132
    @terryenglish7132 3 года назад +1

    I use to pet the blue Nudibranch my winter in Key West. Since then I have learned they are venomous. Are these guys ? ( yes i was paying attention and realize not all dogs are Collies)

  • @borisbosch5494
    @borisbosch5494 3 года назад

    YOU ARE LOVED MY GUY!

  • @WendysCraftDen
    @WendysCraftDen 7 месяцев назад

    Sooooooooo Cute !!!!!!!!!!!

  • @seecanon5840
    @seecanon5840 3 года назад +3

    Interesting what we live with on this planet.

  • @michaelyu2744
    @michaelyu2744 3 года назад

    I have seen a photo of one as a thumbnail of another video but I thought it was going to be a CGI animation about a sheep with plant wool

  • @Shoebill1447
    @Shoebill1447 3 года назад +3

    Since honey badgers can manage vemon
    This means it can manage a black hole

    • @raphaelalavi9385
      @raphaelalavi9385 3 года назад

      The water bear could probably survive a black hole

    • @Liethen
      @Liethen 3 года назад

      Raphael Alavi but could a black hole survive a water bear?

    • @Shoebill1447
      @Shoebill1447 3 года назад

      @@Liethen or a black hole survive a honey badger

  • @crashtiansClips
    @crashtiansClips 3 года назад

    *me who has never watched one of your videos before* "Oh that's good you're not dead"

  • @mikekazz5353
    @mikekazz5353 3 года назад

    Oh cool a water/grass type.

  • @keiferalford7961
    @keiferalford7961 3 года назад

    Have you given any thought of doing a segment on the xenosmilus.. the cookie cutter cat. The sabertooth cat with robust teeth and the bite of a Great White shark..I would love to see a segment on it.

  • @SuperLoops
    @SuperLoops 3 года назад +1

    bcus their eyes are so close together they look like funny cartoon sheepface rather than actual sheepface

  • @saturn6784
    @saturn6784 3 года назад

    Hey lookit that! I'm on TV!

  • @scorcher69
    @scorcher69 3 года назад +5

    i wonder if they could be domesticated , like common we are thinking of wanting one as a pet. plus if their numbers go down from climate change we could save them. or just have them in every aquatic zoo so we can look at these cuties

  • @Hannahgkeren
    @Hannahgkeren 3 года назад

    love you king