Meet the 'Shaun the Sheep' Slug! 🐑🐚 | Wildlife Snap Shorts

Hinzugefügt: 2026-05-05

[00:00:02]This seaweed is [music] a host algae for Shawn the Sheep slug. What exactly is it? Let's take a closer look.

[00:00:13]The strawberry slug is also known as Shawn the Sheep slug [music] due to its resemblance to the main character of the popular cartoon series.

[00:00:20]Did you know that this slug can take in the chloroplast from the algae it feeds on to make its own food through photosynthesis?

[00:00:26]They store the chloroplast within their own bodies and that's why they have these green protruding bits on their back.

[00:00:31]Really cute, right?

[00:00:33]Okay, we're going to head further out to see if we can [music] find any more wildlife.

[00:00:38]Sometimes you can find bushy slugs, moon-headed side-gill slugs, and if you're very lucky, you can even find [music] nudibranchs.

[00:00:45]Like the cow nudibranch here.

[00:00:50]Cow nudibranchs are colorful sea slugs.

[00:00:52]They look like little underwater cows with their unique patterns on their bodies.

[00:00:56]They love to eat sponges that have toxins in them and they can actually store these toxins in special areas on their backs to help keep away predators.