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  2. 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 ...

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

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    Take, for example, Disney’s 2023 remake of “The Little Mermaid,” the 2023 Netflix documentary “MerPeople” and Fairgrounds St. Pete, an immersive art and tech experience home to ...

  4. Merfolk - Wikipedia

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    Merfolk, Merpeople, or simply Mer refers to humanoid creatures that live in deep waters like Mermaids, Sirens, Cecaelia etc. In English, female merfolk are called mermaids, although in a strict sense, mermaids are confined to beings who are half-woman and half-fish in appearance; male merfolk are called mermen. Depending on the story, they can ...

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

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    Meet 3 Real Life Mermaids. When people ask what Erin Gallagher, Lauren Freeman and Katie Shultz do for a living, they are definitely a little confused when the girls casually reply that they are ...

  6. 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.

  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. Dressed in only a tiny costume with no diving gear ...

  8. Merman - Wikipedia

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    Although billed as a "mermaid", this has also been bluntly referred to as a "Barnum's merman" in one piece of journalism. [86] This specimen was an example of fake mermaids posed in "The Scream" style, named after Edvard Munch's painting; mermaids in this pose were commonly made in the late 18th and early 19th century in Japan. [38]

  9. Meet a real-life mermaid with a rare disease - AOL

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    This professional mermaid has a special power — educating people about Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease while bringing joy to the world! Meet a real-life mermaid with a rare disease [Video] Skip ...