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

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    As Dr. Compora highlights, the 1989 Disney movie “The Little Mermaid” included elements “reminiscent of the Greek sirens, from which much of the Western idea of mermaids originates ...

  3. Mermaid - Wikipedia

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    The conception of the siren as both a mermaid-like creature and part bird-like persisted in Byzantine Greece for some time. [187] The Physiologus began switching the illustration of the siren as that a mermaid, as in a version dated to the ninth century. [75] The tenth century Byzantine Greek dictionary Suda still favored the avian description ...

  4. Mermaids: The Body Found - Wikipedia

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    Mermaids: The Body Found is a Documentary 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.

  5. 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 ...

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

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    We'll get in and clean the exhibits, and that's not such a mermaid task, but we do it anyways." At the Florida Aquarium in Tampa , the ladies make mer-life look easy -- but getting those fins on ...

  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. List of aquatic humanoids - Wikipedia

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    Kuo-toa, "evil fish-men" from the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game [30] [31] The Murloc are a species of amphibious creatures which live in tribes in World of Warcraft [32] [33] [b] Neptuna, the mermaid-like boss in Croc: Legend of the Gobbos; The Rokea, weresharks from the roleplaying game Werewolf: the Apocalypse [34]

  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 ...