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  2. Mermaids: The Body Found - Wikipedia

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    Mermaids: The Body Found is a mockumentary television program [1] originally aired on American TV channels Animal Planet (May 27, 2012) and Discovery Channel (June 17, 2012). It tells a story of a scientific team's investigative efforts to uncover the source behind mysterious underwater recordings of an unidentified marine body.

  3. Are mermaids real or a fin-tastic fable? The history and ...

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    However, these half-human creatures are not real as “no evidence of aquatic humanoids has ever been found,” the post continues. “Mermaids are fictional, of course,” echoes Dr. Compora.

  4. Mermaid - Wikipedia

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    In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. [1] Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Mermaids are sometimes associated with perilous events such as storms, shipwrecks, and drownings (cf. § Omens ...

  5. Fiji mermaid - Wikipedia

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    The Fiji mermaid (also Feejee mermaid) was an object composed of the torso and head of a juvenile monkey sewn to the back half of a fish. It was a common feature of sideshows where it was presented as the mummified body of a creature that was supposedly half mammal and half fish, a version of a mermaid. The original had fish scales with animal ...

  6. What it's like to be a 'real life' mermaid - AOL

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    "No matter what the government says, mermaids are real," Lauren says with a twinkle in her eye. More to See: 'Most disastrous wedding pic ever' goes viral 69 years later, woman returns to find ...

  7. 'Real-life' mermaid swims with tiger sharks to promote ... - AOL

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    You could call her a professional mermaid of sorts. One woman risked her life to swim with some of the most dangerous sea creatures in the world.

  8. Mami Wata - Wikipedia

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    Mami Wata, Mammy Water, or similar is a mermaid, water spirit, and/or goddess in the folklore of parts of Western Africa, Eastern Africa, and Southern Africa. Historically, scholars trace her origins to early encounters between Europeans and West Africans in the 15th century, where Mami Wata developed from depictions of European mermaids.

  9. Mermaids in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    A crew making a mockumentary on mermaids is lost at sea, and controversial leaked footage appears to show real mermaids killing them all. Seven years later, a second voyage sets out to prove the existence of the deadly and violent mermaids. Keeper: 2010: Kathi Appelt: A young girl searches for her mother, Meggie Marie, whom she believes is a ...