How did the mermaid come from?

The origin of the title "Mermaid" can be traced back centuries ago, when the American continent was just discovered, and European countries sent ships to America to explore and treasure.

At dusk, or when the bright moon is high, explorers and sailors wandering at sea often see some beautiful "women" swimming and playing in the sea through the diffuse water mist, and some hold their "babies" to their chests to nurse.

And the lower parts of these "women" are like fish. Sometimes they appear and sometimes they are covered by the fog at sea. Therefore, the legend of "Mermaid" was born. In fact, what they saw was a female manatee.

The female manatee has plump breasts, which are as big as a man's fist. She also has a pair of nipples of 4 to 5 cm. When she is breastfeeding her young, she often uses two large pectoral fins to hold her young out of the sea, so it is easy to get delusions in the evening or in the dim moonlight.

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Morphological characteristics

Manatees are marine mammals, with an average body length of 2.8-3.m and a weight of 4-55kg. Females are bigger and heavier than males. Looks like a spindle, with a small head and a thick skull. People have the same face, with nose and eyes, small eyes and small ear holes behind them.

There are teeth in the mouth, the male incisors protrude out of the mouth, and the molars are like cylinders without enamel. Hair is short and thin, forelimbs are like fins, no nails, and tail fins are round. They usually eat seaweed and fish and shrimp for a living.

Manatees like diving. They breathe with their lungs and can swim in the water for more than ten minutes. Its lungs and chest are large, and its natural vital capacity is correspondingly large.

The manatee breathes with its two nostrils, both of which have "lids". When the nostrils are lifted up and exposed almost to the sky, the "lids" open like doors. After breathing, the manatee slowly dives into the water, usually swimming slowly and tirelessly, and sometimes doing somersaults, but the movements are slow. Like a stupid cow. However, when it stands vertically at sea, it really looks like a mythical fishtail monster from a distance.

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