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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, Asia, and Africa. Mermaids are sometimes associated with perilous events such as floods, storms, shipwrecks, and drownings. In other folk ...

  3. 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 ...

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

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    “The best apocryphal story credits Christopher Columbus for spotting a mermaid during his voyage but actually ‘discovering’ North America’s first manatee,” he continues, adding that ...

  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. The It List: Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan reunite in ... - AOL

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    The It List: Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan reunite in 'American Born Chinese,' PBS doc revisits all-female '70s rock band Fanny, 'MerPeople' dives into world of real-life professional mermaids and ...

  7. Ningyo - Wikipedia

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    Ningyo (人魚, "human fish"), as the name suggests, is a creature with both human and fish-like features, described in various pieces of Japanese literature.. Though often translated as "mermaid", the term is technically not gender-specific and may include the "mermen".

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

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    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 whatsoever, ABC reports 38-year-old Hannah

  9. List of aquatic humanoids - Wikipedia

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    The titular creatures from Humanoids from the Deep (1980) The mutant from Leviathan (1989) The aquatic aliens from The Abyss (1989) Cecaelia – Half-human, half-octopus, the term was coined by fans in the late 2000s to describe characters such as Ursula from The Little Mermaid (1989). [2]: 37 Cecaelia is a half human, half octopus.