Swamp and Marsh Facts
African swamps are natural reservoirs.
During
the rainy season they collect and store
water,
releasing it in the dry season.
European freshwater marshes are full
of bird
life. Foxes, stoats and - in Spain
- lynxes
hunt for food in the dry parts.
In the dry season, some Everglades alligators
dig water holes. They break the hard ground
with their tails and use their snouts as
shovels.
Crocodiles float just underwater with only
eyes and nostrils showing. They swallow stones
to keep them balanced in the water.
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