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https://westafrica.wetlands.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2018/01/Malachite-Kingfisher.jpg1920604Wetlands are home to a rich abundance of animal and plant life. From mangrove forests filled with estuarine crocodiles, proboscis monkeys, mudskippers, to peatlands of orangutan and dragonflies or lakes of numerous birds and fish species. Wetland habitats play a significant role in the life cycle of many different lifeforms and communities.