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Meet the Characters
Every Mangrove Moon friend is a real Bahamian animal with real superpowers. Pick your favorite, learn their coolest facts, then read their bedtime story!
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Tiko the Brave Little Crab
Red land crab · Book 1
- Crabs have ten legs and walk sideways — their knees only bend that way!
- A crab grows by molting: climbing out of its old shell and hardening a brand-new, bigger one.
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The Singing Conch
Queen conch · Book 2 (with Tiko!)
- Queen conchs have eyes on little stalks — just like crabs!
- A conch gets around by "leaping": flipping its strong, muscular foot to hop along the sand.
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Luna the Sea Turtle
Green sea turtle · Book 3
- Green sea turtles swim thousands of miles — but mothers return to the very beach where they hatched to lay their own eggs.
- A resting sea turtle can hold its breath for hours underwater while it naps.
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Finn the Flying Fish
Flying fish · Book 4
- Flying fish don't flap like birds — they spread their huge fins and glide up to 200 meters, longer than two football fields!
- Their extra-big lower tail fin slaps the water to launch them into the air.
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Corry the Parrotfish
Parrotfish · Book 5
- A parrotfish's "beak" is made of fused-together teeth — perfect for crunching coral.
- What goes in as coral comes out as sand! One parrotfish can make hundreds of pounds of sand every year.
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Rosie the Flamingo
Flamingo · Book 6
- Flamingos aren't born pink — chicks hatch gray and fluffy! Their pink comes from the tiny shrimp they eat.
- Flamingos feed upside-down, sweeping their beaks through the water to filter out shrimp.
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Gary the Nassau Grouper
Nassau grouper · Book 7
- The Nassau grouper is named after Nassau, the capital city of the Bahamas!
- Nassau groupers can change their colors and patterns — their skin shows how they feel.
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Lenny the Spiny Lobster
Caribbean spiny lobster · Book 8
- Caribbean spiny lobsters have no claws — they defend themselves with long, spiny antennae.
- They migrate in long single-file lines, each lobster touching the one in front with its antennae.
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Dottie the Dolphin
Dolphin · Book 9
- Dolphins "see" with sound — their clicks bounce off things and paint sound-pictures in their heads. That's called echolocation!
- Dolphins sleep with half their brain awake and one eye open, so they never forget to breathe.
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Sandy the Stingray
Southern stingray · Book 10
- Southern stingrays bury themselves in the sand with only their eyes peeking out — the perfect hiding spot!
- Stingrays "fly" through the water by flapping their wide, wing-like fins.
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Stella the Sea Star
Sea star · Book 11
- Sea stars can regrow lost arms — a brand-new one grows back, just like in Stella's story!
- They walk on hundreds of tiny tube feet underneath their arms.
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Olly the Octopus
Octopus · Book 12
- An octopus has THREE hearts and blue blood!
- An octopus can change its color AND its skin texture in the blink of an eye — and with no bones at all, it can squeeze through any gap bigger than its beak.
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Pete the Pelican
Brown pelican · Book 13
- Brown pelicans plunge-dive from as high as 60 feet, folding their wings back like an arrow!
- A pelican's throat pouch can hold up to 3 gallons of water and fish — like carrying a bathtub under your chin.
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Iggy the Rock Iguana
Bahamian rock iguana · Book 14
- Bahamian rock iguanas are found ONLY in the Bahamas — nowhere else on Earth!
- Rock iguanas are vegetarians — they munch leaves, flowers, and fruits like sea grapes.
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Sally the Seahorse
Seahorse · Book 15
- In the seahorse family, it's the DAD who carries the babies in a special pouch on his belly!
- A seahorse's curly tail works like a hand, gripping seagrass so it doesn't drift away.
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Benny the Bonefish
Bonefish · Book 16
- Bonefish are called the "gray ghosts of the flats" because they are so hard to spot in shallow water.
- A bonefish is one of the fastest fish in the sea — it can zoom at 40 miles per hour!
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Nina the Nurse Shark
Nurse shark · Book 17
- Nurse sharks can nap on the seafloor — they pump water over their gills instead of swimming to breathe.
- Their whisker-like barbels taste the sand to find hidden snacks.
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Polly the Bahama Parrot
Bahama parrot · Book 18
- The Bahama parrot lives only in the Bahamas — nowhere else on Earth.
- Unlike most parrots, Bahama parrots nest in holes in the ground, not in trees.
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Monty the Moray Eel
Moray eel · Book 19
- Moray eels open and close their mouths to pump water over their gills — it's breathing, not threatening!
- Morays have poor eyesight but an excellent sense of smell.
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Jelly the Upside-Down Jellyfish
Upside-down jellyfish · Book 20
- Upside-down jellyfish rest bell-down on the seafloor, with their frilly arms facing the sun.
- Tiny algae live inside their bodies and cook food from sunlight — like little farmers!
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