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Part I

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according to my report sirens feed on men who have fallen in the beautiful song of them

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Although his form in the vessels appear as hybrids woman and bird, then the most common representation describes them as beautiful women with fish tails instead of legs, like Triton.

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Mermaids are elusive. The ocean is a dangerous place, and certainly would be sirens on the menu of many creatures

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The sirens used tools It is likely that the sirens used objects such as rocks or other underwater objects as tools.

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Mermaids are smart. With large brains and a lineage close to modern humans, the sirens have to be very smart

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Are mermaids real? There’s no proof they are, of course, but there’s plenty of speculation. Animal Planet kicked off its Monsters Week with a 2.0 episode of the hit mockumentary. Mother Nature Network sat down with “Mermaids” creator, writer and executive producer Charlie Foley to find out whether mermaids could be real and what they might look like.

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Mermaids: half human, half fish and nothing less than fascinating. The Internet began to get flooded with questions about whether the mythical creatures were real after Animal Planet aired on Sunday "Mermaids: The New Evidence," a sequel to its hit mockumentary "Mermaids: The Body Found."

Are mermaids real? There's no proof they are, of course, but there's plenty of speculation. Animal Planet kicked off its Monsters Week with a 2.0 episode of the hit mockumentary. Mother Nature Network sat down with "Mermaids" creator, writer and executive producer Charlie Foley to find out whether mermaids could be real and what they might look like.

Foley began by explaining why mermaids enrapture many humans: "I suppose the human psyche is fascinated by mermaids because they're an idealized version of ourselves. The idea of a humanoid creature that lives in the ocean and can breathe underwater. Mermaids belong to a world we know and a world from which we come, but which is now alien to us: That's the world of the oceans, and so we identify with them even as they occupy a place of mystery for us."

Foley said he believes humans are also enchanted with mermaids because they represent the evolutionary past -- where humans might have came from originally. "They are a reflection not only of our psyche but our evolutionary selves," he told the site, "a direction we might have gone, and a direction, if you believe the legends and our conjecture in the film, that one branch of our family tree may very well have gone."

The mythical creatures have been depicted in art and mythology for thousands of years, and Foley said he believes that is the case because they were actually seen by our ancestors. "The most frequent explanation is that of sun-strained sailors at sea too long who mistook manatees and dugongs for mermaids. But I think you'd have had to have had a lot of grog before you could mistake a manatee for a mermaid."

The National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration issued an official statement after "Mermaids: The Body Found" premiered, saying: "No evidence of aquatic humanoids has ever been found. Why, then, do they occupy the collective unconscious of nearly all seafaring peoples? That's a question best left to historians, philosophers, and anthropologists."

During "Mermaids: The New Evidence," footage that supposedly showed a mermaid leaping off a rock and into the water was revealed. Take a look at the supposed new piece of evidence below:

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Are Mermaids Real? 'Mermaids: The New Evidence' Sparks Age-Old Question With New Footage [VIDEO]

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Mermaids: half human, half fish and nothing less than fascinating. The Internet began to get flooded with questions about whether the mythical creatures were real after Animal Planet aired on Sunday "Mermaids: The New Evidence," a sequel to its hit mockumentary "Mermaids: The Body Found." Are mermaids real?

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By Juan Toc

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Mermaids live in social groups. Humans and our ancestors are / were social animals. If mermaids are real, probably live in small groups and work together in a social community. Could build habitat under the ocean? Who knows, but they should at least keep in touch with each other and coordinate their efforts.

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Amermaid is a legendary aquatic creature with the upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including the Near East, Europe, Africa and Asia. The first stories appeared in ancient Assyria, in which the goddess Atargatis transformed herself into a mermaid out of shame for accidentally killing her human lover. Mermaids are sometimes associated with perilous events such as floods, storms, shipwrecks and drowning’s. In other folk traditions (or sometimes within the same tradition) they can be benevolent or beneficent, bestowing boons or falling in love with humans.

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Mermaids: The Body Found | Animal Planet | Electronic Press Kit