2007-10-19 02:47:35 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
there is a condition which is what mermaidism is probably based on in which the legs are joined. alot of mythical creatures are based on folklore/stories of babies w/ weird defects (or cool attributes, depending on how you think) that appear like monsters and are killed or dont make it past childhood b/c the condition is so debilitating.
other than that, the mermaids in the mythical fairyland do not exist other than in stories, books, and society's imagination and history.
2007-10-19 03:00:02 · answer #1 · answered by keyahnoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mermaids as we imagined it, a half human half fish creature has never been found any where... it is safe to assume it doesnt exist... but according to legends, sailors often mistaken Manitees mermaids..
perhaps it is where the legend spawn... a lot of dragon legends can be linked to animals like Crocs, and lizards, or even fossil findings... so Mermaid legend can probably trace its roots to Manitees...
2007-10-19 03:00:05 · answer #2 · answered by Allen C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There have been fake mermaids, but there is no evidence that any real ones actually lived.
2007-10-19 03:46:56 · answer #3 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mermaids do exist but there not half human they are just fishes and there really small
2007-10-19 02:50:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. They do exist in our minds and folklores.Archaeologists,anthropologists and other experts have never found any evidence to support that mermaids ever existed.
2007-10-19 02:53:44 · answer #5 · answered by yogeshwargarg 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Umm as far as i know.. mermaids dont exist.. they were only imaginationly created :)
creatures called manatees were rumoured to be the so called mermaids..by saloirs.
2007-10-19 02:55:34 · answer #6 · answered by Gembaree 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there is no evidence that shows that mermaids do in fact exist but on the other hand we can't prove that they don't
2007-10-19 02:51:15 · answer #7 · answered by TetsuRose 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, Mermaids never existed, unless you mean the mammals (manatees) that sea voyagers would see and "turn into" Mermaids in their minds.
2007-10-19 02:50:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not too sure if it was the real thing, but I've seen a mermaid on Ripley's Believe it Or Not.
2007-10-19 02:54:24 · answer #9 · answered by . 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, mermaids do not exist. its called reality and not Disney
2007-10-19 02:50:12 · answer #10 · answered by picklemcnickel 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋