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The mangrove environment of Singapore has changed substantially in the last century. Today, over 90% of this key habitat has been lost. Yet, the remaining parts have shown tremendous resilience in surviving, and in the process, have helped "safeguard" a very important part of Singapore's biodiversity. Following the style and philosophy of the first book on seashore organisms, we now share with the readers the many strange and interesting tales about the myriad diversity of plants and animal that live in mangroves. We hope this will go a long way to dispel the myth that mangroves are awful places full of mosquitoes and sticky mud and nothing else. Through education, we hope to influence the next generation of mangrove conservationists! We need to keep whatever we have left!