this is just a myth but one of the beautiful myth ever heard coz its half man half fish like a centaur half man half horse im sorry but It is thought that no such creature exists in the ocean today, but there are several animals that are existent from which the stories could have been born, the sea cow for example including the dugong and some manantee. The mermaid story is one of the oldest legends among seafaring folk and although even the most drunken sailor could not mistake the face of a cow for that of a beautiful women, it is still believed that these animals gave arise to the stories. When these creature come up for air they hold their heads above water and remain in an upright position for sometime. At a distance the head might easily be mistaken for that of a human, and this resemblance is heightened when a female appears holding their young with their flippers.
this is just a myth but one of the beautiful myth ever heard coz its half man half fish like a centaur half man half horse im sorry but It is thought that no such creature exists in the ocean today, but there are several animals that are existent from which the stories could have been born, the sea cow for example including the dugong and some manantee. The mermaid story is one of the oldest legends among seafaring folk and although even the most drunken sailor could not mistake the face of a cow for that of a beautiful women, it is still believed that these animals gave arise to the stories. When these creature come up for air they hold their heads above water and remain in an upright position for sometime. At a distance the head might easily be mistaken for that of a human, and this resemblance is heightened when a female appears holding their young with their flippers.