Mermaids are real?
Throughout history, mermaids have appeared in pieces of art, literature, and music as mere imaginary figures. However, our fairy tale became an aspect of reality on January 13th, 1975, when a mysterious body was caught in a fisherman's net on the coast of Rhode Island. A group of scientists from the NOAA transported this body to their laboratory in order to identify the organism.
The anatomy team assembled the remains, slowly mapping out the body’s bone structure. However, these bones were none like the ones the scientists had seen before- they belonged to an unknown creature. The first crucial piece of evidence was a large bone that was found in the upper tail area. This bone was identified as the Iliac Crest, a hip bone that was only found in humans. This revealed that the creature had once walked on two legs, raising the possibility that the creature was a descendent of apes- the only terrestrial organisms that walked upright. The hypothesis was controversial, but not for long. It was confirmed when a primate specialized osteologist used the fragments of the creature's fractured skull to design a graphic skull display. The completed display was the subject of amazement, for it proved that the skull belonged to a species that was related to humans. The scientists then realized that they were looking at the first real mermaid in human history. The Aquatic Ape Theory The Aquatic Ape Theory states that some of our ape ancestors evolved into aquatic creatures. According to NOAA, these aquatic species emerged from our ape ancestors about 7 million years ago, when scarce terrestrial food supplies and natural disasters pushed some of our ancestors to the shores. Since then, the mermaids have developed streamline fins, webbed fingers, large eyes, and echolocation abilities to survive in their marine habitats. Although the evolutionary transformation of apes to mermaids seems somewhat skeptical, the physical features that are found in humans prove otherwise: -Our partially webbed fingers. -Our ability to hold our breath under water for about 20 minutes. -The thick layer of fat that retains the heat produced from our bodies. -Our unique incapability of controlling salty sweat. -The ability to swim from the infant stage. |
An ancient drawing of mermaids found on the walls of an Egyptian cave.
The remains of the mermaid found in 1975.
A scientific sketch of a mermaid skull.
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