For centuries, sailors of the high seas have reported mermaid sightings, but without scientific proof, these "fishy tales" have all been caulked up to hearsay, folklore and drunken misinterpretation.
A dugong is spotted in waters off Yongshu Reef near China's Nansha Islands. Photo: Screenshot from a video by Chinese Academy of Sciences' South China Sea Institute of Oceanology A dugong, one of the ...
Stories about mermaid sightings date back nearly 7,000 years. While seafaring captains may have mistaken manatees (or even whale penises) for all manner of mythical sea beasts, the legend of the ...
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