Are there mermaids in the world?

Mermaids don't exist in China. The scientific community believes that mermaid refers to a kind of marine animal called dugong, which belongs to mammals, manatees and dugong in biological taxonomy. It is called "mermaid" because it floats in the water like a human when breastfeeding. Mermaid, also known as Mermaid and Jiao Ren (the ancient name of China), is a mysterious aquatic animal with human fish tail in the book. It lives in marine waters and often appears in fairy tales, myths, strange stories, fantasy novels or ancient legends. This is a famous artistic image.