Answer: This is a picture of Red Mangroves and they are essential to everyday life of many baby fish, lobsters, sharks and many more small animals. The mangroves provide food for many other predators as well. Usually juvenile grow up in the mangroves and venture out of the mangrove when they are older. The Mangroves also help protect islands from storms, and is the habitat for birds and the Bimini Boa. The birds are able to fish in the mangroves for their meals.