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ity because they trap nutrient-rich sediment and serve as spawning and nursery areas for
innumerable species of fish and invertebrates. The brown waters of mangrove channels -
rich with nutrients and filled with algae, shrimp, crustaceans and caimans - form tight
links in the marine food chain and are best explored in a kayak, early in the morning.
There are miles of mangrove channels along the Caribbean coast, and several patches of
mangrove on the Pacific, near Bahía Drake.
Scarlet macaw
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Two-toed sloths descend from the trees once every two weeks to defecate.
