Are there mermaids in the world? If so, is there any information about its existence?

mermaid

Alias: mermaid

English name: mermaid or sea-maid or sea-maid.

[Edit this paragraph] Traditional image

According to tradition, a mermaid is bounded by her waist, the upper part is a beautiful woman, and the lower part is a beautiful fishtail covered with scales. The whole body is very attractive and easy to escape quickly. They have no soul and are as ruthless as the sea; Sound is usually as deceptive as its appearance; Suit has many characteristics such as temptation, vanity, beauty, cruel and desperate love.

The familiar mermaid image originated from Lorelei, a beautiful mermaid often mentioned in German legends and poems. She often appeared on the Rhine River when it was dark, confusing the passing boatmen with her beautiful appearance of Leng Yan and her sad and moving songs, distracting them, losing their way and finally sinking into the river.

Mermaid's upper body is human (mostly female) and the lower body is fish's body, which is the basic form. At that time, people probably misunderstood and regarded dugong and manatee, mammals living in the ocean today, as monsters, so they were widely circulated, but this statement was not based on facts. However, in art, literature or painting, as a symbol of metaphor, this is more credible. Mermaids are often used to symbolize unfortunate things, such as the mermaid in Andersen's fairy tales. In most literary works, mermaids have a tragic ending, and they are not happy in the end. Incidentally, although the familiar mermaid sculpture has only one tail fin in the lower body, in ancient western paintings, mermaids usually have two tail fins, which is quite incredible.

[Edit this paragraph] Folk customs

Legend has it that mermaid is the curse of people who go to sea. Their upper body is breathtaking, but their lower body is a cold fish tail covered with scales (sometimes one, sometimes two split), accompanied by charming songs, which lead countless sailors to the point of no return. Although the life span is very long, it will still face death, and it is said that mermaids have no soul.

Many folklores have mentioned the story of mermaid marrying human beings. In most cases, men will steal the mermaid's hat or belt, or comb and mirror. When such things are properly hidden, the mermaid will live with him, and once she finds what she lost, she will return to the sea. Generally speaking, mermaid is very dangerous to human beings. The gifts they send will bring misfortune, such as causing floods and other disasters. Seeing a mermaid on the trip is a bad omen for sinking a ship. They sometimes long to see mortals drowned. Give a famous example: the Rhine. Sometimes, they lure young people to live underwater with them. Such stories are carved on benches in some churches in Cornwall and England.

Melanesians in the southwest Pacific Islands has similar myths and legends. Their mermaid's name is Adaro. Her upper body is human and her lower body is fish. She lives in the sun, comes to the earth through a rainbow, and usually hides in a tornado at sea. Unlike other mermaids, Adala is a dangerous creature in melanesians's eyes. They will attack people with flying fish, making them unconscious or even dead.

[Edit this paragraph] Related reports

Pliny Sr. is a natural scientist who describes "Mermaid" creatures. In his immortal book Natural History, he wrote: "As for mermaids, they are also called Nellie, which is not incredible ... they are real, but their bodies are rough and covered with scales, even in parts like women." There are not a few examples of allegedly seeing mermaids like this, and media reports on mermaids are even more common.

/kloc-In the middle of the 0/8th century, an exhibition of mermaid specimens was held in London, England, which caused a sensation in the British Isles. Subsequently, the same exhibition was held in new york, USA, which also caused a sensation in the United States. One of the most famous specimens is called "Fergie Mermaid". Afterwards, after inspection by relevant scientists, this so-called mermaid specimen is a combination of monkeys and fish.

Therefore, many people doubt whether mermaids exist. Ehrlich Pontoppidan, a Norwegian biologist, said in Norwegian Natural History: "They give mermaids beautiful voices and tell people that they are outstanding singers. Obviously, people with a little brains will never be interested in this kind of strange talk and even doubt the possibility of this creature. " Ehrlich's views represent the views of most people in the field of biology. However, ehrlich's view may not be correct.

Not long ago, Dr. Vigred of the Russian Academy of Sciences revealed an amazing secret. 1962, a Soviet cargo ship sank inexplicably off the coast of Cuba. As the ship was carrying nuclear missiles, the Soviet Union sent a probe ship carrying scientists and military experts (including Dr. ViNograd) to search for the sunken ship and try to retrieve the nuclear missiles.

The probe ship came to the sunken sea area and scanned the seabed with the underwater camera. Suddenly, a strange monster broke into the camera: it looked like a fish or a child swimming underwater, with gills on its head and dense scales all over it. When it swam to the camera, it looked at the camera with dark and naughty eyes, which seemed curious. On the probe ship, all the scientists and military experts around the screen were shocked.

In order to catch this behemoth, they put an experimental cabin to catch underwater creatures on the seabed within the camera's field of vision. Soon, the monster appeared again. When it got into the tank to grab fish food, the crew on board quickly hoisted the tank to the ship. When the door of the sink was opened, I heard a cry like a seal, and then I saw a little green hand sticking out of the sink. When all the monsters are pulled out of the sink, people can see more clearly that this is a 0.6-meter-long mermaid baby, covered with scales, wearing a bone crown on his head and staring at the people around him in fear. Some people present said that this is an "underwater man", but more people think that this is the mermaid that people have been looking for.

Mermaid has been a hot topic since ancient times. As early as 2300 years ago, Babylonian historian Barosso recorded the mermaid in his book Ancient History.

/kloc-in the 0/7th century, a Hutchinson's Nautical Diary was published in London, England, in which it was written: Mermaids show their backs and breasts on the sea like women. Its body is about the size of ordinary people, its skin is very white, and its back is covered with long black hair. When it dives into the water, people also see that it resembles a dolphin's tail with many spots like mackerel.

There are also many records about mermaids in China's history books. In the Song Dynasty, the shape of a mermaid was described in detail in The Story of Ancestors: In Song Taizong, a man named Chadao went to North Korea (now North Korea) and saw a "woman" appearing on the sea. Her red dress was exposed, her bun was messy and her cheeks were slightly red. Living in water, if you can't feel love, it is a mermaid. "Song dynasty scholar Xu Xuan's" the record of gods "also has a similar record.

In order to explore the existence of mermaid, marine biologists, zoologists and anthropologists have done a lot of research work and put forward many hypotheses in recent decades.

Dr Lyle Wagner, an anthropologist at the University of West Virginia in Norway, believes that mermaids do exist. "Whether it is historical records or modern witnesses, mermaids have the same feature, that is, the head and upper body are like people, and the lower body has a tail like dolphins."

In addition, according to people in New Guinea, the most similarity between mermaids and humans is that they also have a lot of hair, and their skin is very tender and smooth. Women's breasts are like human women, holding the little mermaid to feed.

Dr. Listing Aite, a British marine biologist and a member of the British Bachelor's College, believes that "Mermaid may be another variation of apes. Babies live in amniotic fluid before birth and can swim in the water as soon as they are born. Therefore, it is not very strange that an anthropoid animal can survive in water. " Some scholars in the United States agree with this statement and think that this is an unreported "undersea man".

Some biologists in China believe that the legendary mermaid may be a marine mammal named "Dugong" (commonly known as manatee). In the early 1970s, "Mermaid" was found many times in the South China Sea, and some places also exhibited photos in exhibitions, which was considered to be the first discovery in China and had great scientific value.

1975, with the help of fishermen, relevant scientific research units caught the rare "dugong". Because it still breathes with its lungs, it has to surface for air every ten minutes. It has rare long hair on its back, which is probably the reason why witnesses mistakenly think it is hair. Dugong gives birth to young and feeds them with milk. When breastfeeding, it hugs the baby with its forelimbs, and the mother's head and chest are exposed to water to avoid choking the baby when sucking. This is probably the scene where people see mermaids holding babies. But so far, many scientists believe that mermaids are just people's illusions.

Report 1

1In April, 990, Wen Wei Po reported that some scientists were trying their best to find the most amazing discovery in archaeology today-the origin of mermaid mummies 3,000 years ago. A team of construction workers found this incredible creature in a grave, where the treasure was placed near the shore of the Black Sea outside Sochi. The news of this discovery was recently revealed to the west by the Soviet archaeologist Dr. Jeremiah. She looks like a beautiful princess with dark skin and a fish tail underneath. This amazing creature is 173 cm long from the top of the head to the scaly tail. Scientists believe that she was over 100 years old when she died.

Report 2

199 1 On July 2, 2000, Singapore's Lianhe Daily published a report entitled "Mermaid Fossils Found on the Coast of Yugoslavia 65438+20,000 Years ago": Scientists recently discovered the first complete mermaid fossil in the world, which confirmed that this animal that once only appeared in fairy tales really exists in the real world. Fossils were found off the coast of Yugoslavia. The fossils are well preserved, and it can be clearly seen that this animal has sharp teeth and strong jaws, which are enough to tear flesh and bones and kill prey. "This animal is female. It appeared on the nearby coast about 1.2 million years ago. " Dr. Bailey Ogani said. Dr Ogani is an archaeologist from California, USA. He has worked in the sea where mermaids appear for four years. Dr Ogani said: "It was buried alive in a landslide at the bottom of the water, and then it was protected by the surrounding limestone and gradually turned into a fossil. Fossils show that mermaid is 160 cm high, looks like a human above the waist, with a developed head, a big brain, claws in both hands and no eyes of other fish.

Report 3

199 1 In August, two American fishermen discovered the mermaid incident. The report is as follows: Recently, two professional sharks in the United States caught eleven sharks in the Caribbean, one of which was a tiger shark 18.3 meters long. When fishermen dissected the tiger shark, they found an unusual bone in its abdomen and stomach. One third of the upper body of the skeleton looks like the skeleton of an adult. At that time, the fisherman handed it over to the police, and the police immediately informed the coroner for inspection. The results of the inspection confirmed that it was a half-human, half-fish creature. For this pair of strange bones, the police asked experts to further study, input the data into the computer, and draw the mermaid shape according to the shape of the bones. Dr. Eduardo, an American who participated in this work, said that from the evidence they have, mermaids are not legendary or fictional creatures, but creatures that do exist in the world.

Report 4

Kuwait's "Torch" reported on August 24th that 1980: Recently, the miracle of the biological park-mermaid was discovered on the coast of the Red Sea. The upper part of a mermaid looks like a fish, and the lower part looks like a woman-she has two legs and ten toes like a human. Unfortunately, it was found dead.

Report 5

There are also discoveries about living mermaids. 1962 An incident happened in which a scientist captured a mermaid alive. Many newspapers and periodicals, such as The Sun in Britain and New Evening News in Harbin, China, reported on this matter. Dr. Vino Grader of the Lenin Academy of Sciences in the former Soviet Union told this story: 1962, a probe ship carrying scientists and military experts captured a child who could speak human language off the coast of Cuba. His skin has scales and gills, his head is like a man, and his tail is like a fish. The little mermaid claimed that she was from Atlantis, and told the researchers that millions of years ago, the continent of Atlantis crossed Africa and South America, and then sank to the bottom of the sea ... Now the survivors live on the bottom of the sea, with a life span of 300 years. Later, the mermaid was sent to a secret research institution in the Black Sea for further study by scientists.

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