Are mermaids real?
No one really knows for sure.
Do entire civilizations of merfolk live in enchanted underwater castles and cities in societies a lot like ours?
Maybe since the ocean is so vast and deep, merfolk have managed to remain hidden. In fact, scientists suspect that approximately 90 percent of the ocean is unexplored. That leaves a lot of ocean where mermaids can hide!
Even though lots of people have seen mermaids, no one can absolutely prove they exist. On the other hand, no one can fully prove that they don’t exist either.
We do have eyewitness accounts. Even famous people have seen mermaids. Christopher Columbus, the famous explorer who discovered America, wrote in his journal that once while he was exploring the Caribbean, he saw three mermaids rise high out of the water. The sight must have been thrilling! But Columbus was disappointed. He didn’t find them beautiful or enchanting at all. I think he must have seen mermen instead!
Henry Hudson, who discovered the Hudson Bay in the United States, saw a mermaid in 1608. In his journal he described her as having white, pale skin and long, black hair. Her tail was shaped like a porpoise, and speckled like a mackerel.
And John Smith, an American explorer who was a friend of Pocahontas, actually fell in love with a mermaid! The story goes that John saw a lovely maiden swimming and immediately felt the first stirrings of love. Apparently he found her long green hair quite attractive! He was talking and flirting with her from aboard the ship when he was jolted by something shocking. From the waist down, she was a fish!
Those sightings happened centuries ago, but people still see mermaids in our day. Glimpses have been specifically reported in the 20th and 21st centuries in Canada, Israel, and Zimbabwe. Truly, throughout the centuries, countless numbers of sailors have reported seeing a mermaid swimming off the bows of their ships in every ocean around the globe.
Scientists believe that the sightings are cases of misidentification—that people are actually seeing manatees, dugongs, or some other ocean species.
Columbus, they say, saw three manatees. Most people laugh at that theory saying someone would have to be at sea an awfully long time to think that a manatee is a woman or mermaid—or have really bad eyesight! I think that someone who had been on the ocean as much as Columbus would have seen manatees before and would know the difference.
A few years ago, Animal Planet aired two documentaries that claimed to have proof and scientific evidence that mermaids exist. Unfortunately, the “scientists” that were interviewed on the show were actually actors. People were angry and confused. Were the shows real or fake? Do mermaids exist or don’t they? Finally the United States government issued an official statement: “no credible evidence of the existence of mermaids has ever been found.”
But what is out there in that mostly unexplored world of the ocean? Could evidence that mermaids exist someday be found?
What do you think?
Do you believe mermaids are real?
Aug 1, 2018 at 7:17 pm
I think that there is not enough evidence to prove if they are real or not, and sometimes people will have fake proof that they clam is real witch can be so annoying I also think that if they are so hard to find then maybe they want to be left alone if they are real. I really hope they are real. They seem so cool and interesting.
Aug 1, 2018 at 7:16 pm
I think that there is not enough evidence to prove if they are real or not, and sometimes people will have fake proof that they clam is real witch can be so annoying I also think that if they are so hard to find then maybe they want to be left alone if they are real. I really hope they are real. They seem so cool and interesting.
Jul 16, 2018 at 11:35 pm
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May 28, 2018 at 6:25 pm
Hi Everybody mermaids are real because in past 20 years ago I saw a mermaid on sight with my eyes wide open it was in Dallas Texas beach if you go there they were about 5 or 6 mermaids especially it 20 of mermaids go there it goes through Paris Texas and under water sea caves of Ireland and queensland antrtica to so may mermaids goes through every global on earth California, Flordia also Miami past few years I went to Miami beach there were about thousands of mermaids.
Jul 16, 2018 at 11:36 pm
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Sep 5, 2018 at 5:40 pm
what did it look like
May 13, 2018 at 7:10 pm
I believe in mermaids because I think that there was a time when they actually lived in the water.
Apr 29, 2018 at 1:57 am
I believe cause god has created really weird creature but mermaids can be one of the creatures
Feb 28, 2018 at 9:30 am
I no mermaids are real and if sited please don’t post it. I think mermaids need to be ceped a secret.
Feb 12, 2018 at 10:43 am
I LOVVVEEE MERMAIDS!!!
Jan 26, 2018 at 10:52 pm
Of course they exist.
Jan 23, 2018 at 10:18 am
I’m not really sure if mermaids are real but I know they are but and if I do see one in real life I would like to take pictures and and cinnamon post them on Facebook
Jan 21, 2018 at 9:56 pm
Yes I believe mermaid are real
Dec 30, 2017 at 1:23 pm
I think mermaids are real because I have saw one.
Dec 21, 2017 at 2:23 pm
Yes
Dec 21, 2017 at 1:48 pm
Yes, I think mermaids are real
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Dec 8, 2017 at 9:11 am
I think that mermaids are real because after reading this and that there is a bunch of unrxplored ocean is out there and people think they saw a mermaid or mermaids then that should be a enough proof.
Nov 15, 2017 at 11:30 am
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Nov 3, 2017 at 7:26 pm
Ya know,MERMAIDS ARE AWESOME 👏🏼
Nov 3, 2017 at 7:20 pm
Mermaids are my favorite!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nov 3, 2017 at 7:19 pm
I love mermaids
Oct 24, 2017 at 4:11 am
When i was the beach side of sentosa i think i saw a mermaid or a merman from 10 km away i thought i was dreaming
Oct 24, 2017 at 4:11 am
When i was the beach side of sentosa i think i saw a mermaid or a merman from 10 km away i thought i was dreaming
Oct 22, 2017 at 9:23 am
Does mermaid really exist
Jul 16, 2018 at 11:54 pm
yes they are real of course thanks for the complment really thanks
Sep 7, 2017 at 12:23 pm
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Aug 27, 2017 at 12:20 pm
How can I be a mermaid i really really what too
Dec 24, 2017 at 5:38 pm
yeah sure,I have gathered info and I think these creatures truly do exist.
Mar 6, 2018 at 2:42 pm
I think mermaids are real because when we were at the beach I saw one mermaid save me because a baby shark was on my lap