Are mermaids real? For centuries, these mythical beings have captured our imaginations, but is there any truth to the legends? This video dives into alleged mermaid sightings caught on camera, exploring intriguing cases that have sparked global debate.
One viral TikTok in South Africa showed what appeared to be a human-like figure with a fish tail. The video quickly spread across social media, even catching the attention of major news outlets. However, investigations by fact-checking websites and news organizations, along with official police statements, cast significant doubt on its authenticity.
Another captivating event involved Animal Planet's teaser for their "Mermaids" documentary. Fishermen were shown struggling with a net, only for a strange, hand-like creature to emerge before being dropped back into the sea. While the footage left many viewers stunned, the documentary itself was later revealed to be science fiction, leading to questions about the network's intentions.
Join us as we examine these intriguing alleged mermaid encounters. We'll explore the evidence, the skepticism, and the enduring mystery surrounding these legendary creatures. Could these videos be more than just folklore?
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One viral TikTok in South Africa showed what appeared to be a human-like figure with a fish tail. The video quickly spread across social media, even catching the attention of major news outlets. However, investigations by fact-checking websites and news organizations, along with official police statements, cast significant doubt on its authenticity.
Another captivating event involved Animal Planet's teaser for their "Mermaids" documentary. Fishermen were shown struggling with a net, only for a strange, hand-like creature to emerge before being dropped back into the sea. While the footage left many viewers stunned, the documentary itself was later revealed to be science fiction, leading to questions about the network's intentions.
Join us as we examine these intriguing alleged mermaid encounters. We'll explore the evidence, the skepticism, and the enduring mystery surrounding these legendary creatures. Could these videos be more than just folklore?
#MermaidSighting #MythOrReality #OceanMysteries
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00:00The concept of a half-woman, half-fish being has made mermaids an object of fascination for many
00:04centuries. Stories of beautiful mermaids with melodious voices holding powerful sailors'
00:09captives have further enhanced their legend. However, their existence has always been a
00:13mythological concept, without evidence that these creatures exist or live among us. Nonetheless,
00:18there have been certain controversial occurrences that have pointed to their possible existence.
00:22Here are 10 times mermaids have been allegedly caught on camera.
00:25South African Mermaid. On April 6, 2022, users of the social media app TikTok went wild with
00:32excitement and bewilderment when a user called Amir Kali posted a shocking video that indicated
00:37that mermaids might be real. The video, captioned Real Mermaid Caught in Moisenburg, South Africa,
00:42shows some people gathered and staring at a human-like figure with a long fish-like moving
00:47tail attached to its lower body. The video, which became one of the most explicit indications that
00:52a mermaid had finally been caught on camera, quickly went viral, amassing 9.6 million views.
00:57Soon afterward, the video started showing up on other social media platforms, including YouTube,
01:02and the discussions around it promptly caught the attention of well-established media organizations
01:06like British television outlet ITV News. Due to the mythological facts surrounding the existence
01:12of mermaids, the authenticity of the video clip had to be confirmed. Fact-checking website Snopes quickly
01:17jumped on the trend by conducting an investigation to confirm if the video and the sighting of the
01:22mermaid were genuine. Snopes contacted the police services at Moisenburg, South Africa,
01:26the alleged location of the incident, for confirmation and more information about the
01:30mermaid sighting. However, according to the police spokesperson, please note that Moisenburg
01:34Saps has no reports of a mermaid that was washed by the beach, nor reports of a child bitten by
01:39a fish.
01:40A closer and more detailed examination of the video also indicated that it might have been digitally
01:45altered with the genuine footage of a dying fish added to the images of a child or doll.
01:49Meanwhile, ITV News also conducted their own investigations into the alleged sighting of
01:54the mermaid. However, in their final report, which was broadcasted on their social media handles,
01:59they concluded that no reliable scientific evidence had supported the existence of mermaids
02:04and the viral videos. Authenticity had also been questioned. Also, the National Oceanic and
02:09Atmospheric Administration maintained that no evidence supports the existence of mermaids,
02:13and they remain mythological creatures. Still, the skepticism surrounding the video's authenticity
02:18became more profound when the uploader, Amir Kali, refused to respond to any comments or clarify the
02:24doubts surrounding the clip. After much careful and consistent replay of the video, some viewers
02:29also pointed out some inconsistencies in the clip. Many commented that it looked like the alleged mermaid
02:34creature looked like a fish swallowing a child. Others pointed out that it looked like the tail was
02:38attached to the body by a set of strings that could be pulled to make it move. Still, after what
02:43initially looked like solid evidence of the existence of mermaids, the controversy surrounding
02:47the authenticity has thrown that in doubt. Caught by fishermen. On May 10, 2012, Animal Planet shocked
02:54their followers on YouTube by posting a teaser that stunned most people into silence. As part of their
02:59Monster Week, Animal Planet planned to air their documentary titled Mermaids. The show was billed to bring
03:04to life various encounters several people have had with the mythical creature. However, to prepare fans for
03:09the eye-raising premiere, they posted a teaser on YouTube that left many fans' eyes wide open. The video
03:15clip titled Unidentified Catch featured a broken footage of some fishermen on a boat struggling to
03:20drag their net into the boat. At first, it looked like they had caught too many fish, making their net
03:24extra heavy. Still, even though it was hard to make out what they were saying, the fishermen looked
03:28concerned about something their net had caught. However, as they drew the net up to reveal its content, it looked
03:33like something in it was fighting back. Due to the video quality and the weather, it was hard to make
03:38out
03:38what was in the video. However, around the 20-second mark, a hand-like figure stretched out the net,
03:43making some fishermen scream out fearfully. Unfortunately, their fear made them stop pulling
03:48the net, and it dropped back into the water with its contents. The rest of the video showed the
03:52fishermen leaving over to stare into the sea and trace the creature that they had just dropped back
03:56into the sea. The whole video, which lasted about 32 seconds, didn't paint a full picture of what had
04:01happened on the ship. However, Animal Planet captioned the video, Unidentified Catch, and also wrote in the
04:06description, fishermen in rough waters document a strange catch in the nets. What is it? Still,
04:11taking another look at the video and pausing it around the 20-second mark, one could make out that
04:15the terrifying creature had the characteristics of a mermaid. Although no additional information was
04:20given about the location where the incident occurred or the people involved, many viewers commented that
04:25the incident looked real. However, a report by Daily Mail on Animal Planet's Mermaid series quickly
04:31threw the authenticity of the video into doubt. According to them, the documentary by Animal Planet
04:36about the existence of mermaids was nothing but a hoax. Daily Mail arrived at this conclusion due to
04:40Animal Planet's disclaimer at the end of the documentary, which claimed the program was
04:44science fiction based on scientific theory. This shocking admission would later raise questions as
04:50to why a channel with the reputation of Animal Planet would look to fool viewers by making a documentary
04:55about mermaids without any scientific or physical evidence. In the documentary, Animal Planet featured a
05:01segment that indicated a supposed mermaid sighting and a man who claimed to be a former scientist with
05:06the national oceanic and atmospheric admission. However, it was soon revealed that the man was an
05:11actor and the mermaid in the footage was fake. Mermaid at Kiryat Yam
05:15For a long time, Kiryat Yam existed as a relatively unpopular city in the north of Israel. However,
05:21everything changed when reports of a mermaid sighting emanated from locals and tourists who visited the
05:26Israeli town. An eyewitness account that drew a lot of interest in the incident came from a man
05:31named Shlomo Cohen, who said, I was with friends when suddenly we saw a woman laying on the sand in
05:36a weird way. At first, I thought she was just another sunbather, but when we approached, she jumped
05:40into the water and disappeared. We were all in shock because we saw she had a tail. Shlomo's incredible
05:45story quickly gained traction, with both local and international tourists flocking to the coast of the
05:50town with the hope of catching a glimpse of the creature many believed to be a myth.
05:54Another account of the mermaid happened in 2013, when two tourists who were recording what they
06:00thought was a seal couldn't believe their eyes when the creature turned and looked at them before
06:04jumping into the water. Due to the excitement surrounding the reports of a mermaid in Kiryat Yam,
06:09NBC Network's documentary group decided to conduct an investigative report on the mermaid,
06:14claimed to be living on the shores of Kiryat Yam. Many reports claim the mermaid only comes
06:18out during sunset to perform a few tricks for onlookers before disappearing into the night.
06:22However, the NBC investigative crew decided to leave anything to chance by recording the
06:27beach of Kiryat Yam day and night for a whole week. The crew also filmed both underwater and
06:31above it, hoping to get a clear shot of the mermaid. After initial days of disappointment,
06:36the crew finally spotted a human-like figure dipping and disappearing into the water. The
06:40researchers quickly dived after it with the hopes of getting a good look at the creature. However,
06:44they were unable to trace it as it looked like the creature had simply vanished. Nonetheless,
06:48their findings, compiled with that of many onlookers, were enough for the director of the Center for
06:54Coastal Ocean Research Los Angeles, Michael Schacht, to explain that there might be some truth to the
06:59existence of the mermaid. Despite managing to capture the creature on tape, Michael noted that
07:04all the evidence did not prove without doubt that the mermaid was real, as they could not confidently
07:08identify the creature in their research. Nonetheless, the Kiryat Yam municipality was happy with the
07:14research findings because it proved that the eyewitnesses who spoke about seeing human and
07:18fish-like creatures were telling the truth. The town tourism board was also delighted with the news
07:22because it makes Kiryat Yam an intriguing tourist destination. To further promote this, the board
07:27announced a $1 million prize tag for the first person to photograph an undeniable image of the mermaid.
07:33Still, the chances are that the alleged mermaid might have been a hoax or the misperception of another
07:38animal remains, submarine mermaid. In July 2013, a terrifying video surfaced online on Animal Planet's
07:45YouTube channel that once again pointed to the shocking realization that mermaids might be real.
07:49The extraordinary clip, with a length of 2 minutes and 17 seconds, showed two submariners at work
07:54aboard a mini-submarine in the Greenland Sea. The submariners appeared to be recording something
07:59inside the sub as one of them, a bearded, bespectacled man, held a camera. However, suddenly,
08:04a white hand cracked against the submarine's glass window behind them. The crew members,
08:08alarmed, quickly turned to see what had made the noise, and the duo couldn't believe what they saw
08:12next. As the two looked towards where the noise came from, they caught the figure of a creature
08:16with a ghastly, inhuman countenance swimming away. Although the whole incident happened in seconds,
08:21further examination of the video showed something even more terrifying. The creature that cracked
08:26against the mini-submarine had done so with something that looked like a human hand with four fingers
08:30and a thumb and webbing between them. However, besides that feature, nothing else about the
08:34creature looked human. It had a fish-like body while the eyes glowed, and it swam away quickly.
08:39All these factors pointed to the realization that the crew might have just encountered a mermaid.
08:44After the emergence of the video, many people questioned its authenticity. However, certain
08:48circumstances looked to prove its originality. One of the first counterpoints was that the alleged
08:53creature was a diver who had some weird-looking gear. However, according to reports,
08:57a diver couldn't withstand the water pressure due to the depths, even with protective suits.
09:02The deepest depth ever attempted successfully was as far as 1,200 feet. However, the mini-submarine
09:08was reportedly at 3,000 feet underwater. Also, as the creature swam away, no air tank or any diving
09:14gear was visible. A poster, Aaron Fisher, convinced the video was real, noted,
09:18The eyes glowed, telling me it's a nocturnal creature, or at least its eyes have adapted to be
09:22able to see in the dark under the water where the light hardly reaches. Also, the creature moved too
09:27fast to be a diver. Divers don't normally swim that fast even with flippers. Nonetheless, the video,
09:32which has amassed 9,4 million views, has been debunked to be a fictional creation by the channel.
09:37According to reports, the video was part of the station's mockumentary special Mermaids,
09:42The Body Found. The reports revealed that Animal Planet had actors play the Submariners. They then
09:47carefully placed this fact in the credits, which many people missed. Meanwhile, the whole mermaid figure
09:51was a CG-enhanced dramatization. Minnesota mermaid. Over the years, many incidents have,
09:57in one way or another, pointed to the existence of mermaids, although none has been fully confirmed.
10:01However, what if mermaids do exist, and there is some organization trying to keep the existence of
10:06mermaids a secret? This was the question that many people asked when a strange video clip surfaced
10:11online in 2017. The video clip uploaded by the channel Paranormal Elite showed a person secretly
10:16filming an incident that looked like a secret cleanup of something suspicious. The man,
10:21identified as Mackie, an Australian tourist, explained he was on a beach in Minnesota when
10:25several large military vehicles started arriving. The vehicles contained people wearing yellow hazmat
10:30suits to protect them from dangerous materials. Usually, when incidents like this occur in movies,
10:35it is usually due to the outbreak of dangerous chemicals or viruses. However, Mackie quickly realized
10:40something similarly weird was going on. After the arrival of the military vehicles and its occupants,
10:45they tried to close off and clear the lakeside park of its previous occupants. However, Mackie
10:49quickly hid in a secret location while he recorded the movement of the people in yellow hazmat suits.
10:54Strangely, two of the people wearing the suit started dragging something out of the lake. A closer
10:58inspection showed that they were dragging out something that looked like a mermaid. Initially,
11:02only a fish-like green tail was visible, however. The rest of the body soon became visible as the
11:07figure was being dragged and carried out of the lake. According to a paranormal elite spokesperson,
11:12the creature scene bears striking resemblance to the mermaids depicted in fictional stories. The
11:17incident became one of the huge indicators to show some sort of proof that mermaids do exist.
11:22Meanwhile, Mackie claimed that he heard stories of humanoid creatures with fish-like tails being
11:27sighted in Australia. However, he never expected to see such a figure being pulled out of a lake in
11:32Minnesota. Meanwhile, after the video went viral, many people expressed surprise that such an occurrence
11:37could happen. However, many doubted Mackie's account of the incident and many believed it didn't happen at
11:42all. For example, Mack refused to name the exact beach in Minnesota where this incident occurred.
11:46He also appeared to be the only one with knowledge of the incident, as no one has come to corroborate
11:51his story. Still, some people believe the Australian might be telling the truth, including a follower who
11:55declared, I urge everyone to keep an open mind and come to a conclusion yourself. If this is in fact
12:00a
12:00fake, the question arises as to why anyone would go to such lengths to hoax a video like this. Despite
12:06the
12:06video, it remains a mystery whether or not mermaids truly live in the lakes in Minnesota.
12:10Kaneohe Mermaid
12:11Just like various alleged sightings of real-life mermaids, residents of Hawaii soon found their
12:17town as the topic of a conversation around the discovery of the mythical species. The incident,
12:22which happened in 2014, gained traction after a video surfaced online, alleging that a mermaid had
12:27been spotted on a beach in Hawaii. According to some reports, several swimmers at Kilauea Falls Beach in
12:33Hawaii were on the shores very early in the morning when they caught sight of a strange and
12:37scary figure. After careful examination of the strange visitor, they noticed that the features
12:42it exhibited resembled that of a mermaid. According to the reports, the mermaid was seemingly alive
12:46when the swimmers noticed it on the shore. However, she died shortly after. Afterward,
12:51people started taking pictures of the dead mermaid, and the results were surprisingly impressive.
12:55The mermaid, which looked like a combination of a girl and a fish, had a translucent body that glowed.
13:00Its hands, which were slumped beside it, looked like a normal human hand. The mermaid also had breasts.
13:06However, it looked like a fish from the waist down. After the discovery, the humanoid figure was
13:10reportedly transported to the Kaneohe Marine Biology Institute for experts to examine it and
13:15determine if mermaids living in water were no longer a myth but were always a reality. However,
13:20in spite of the excitement that preceded the discovery, mythological enthusiasts were left
13:24disappointed when news broke that the alleged mermaid was built. According to reports,
13:29the discovered mermaid was a sculpture used in the famous film Pirates of the Caribbean on
13:33mysterious tides. The whole mermaid debacle was originally a Hollywood experiment by an author
13:39named Joel Harlow. The origin of the Hawaii mermaid was not the ocean, but the imagination of an artist
13:44named Joel. Joel is an experienced, professional, unique makeup artist famous for his works on many
13:50Hollywood blockbusters such as The Grinch, Artificial Intelligence, and the remake of Planet of the Apes.
13:55The video in which he had designed the mermaid to be used in the Pirates movie was also uploaded
14:00on YouTube, and it cleared all doubts about the origination of the Hawaii mermaid. In the video,
14:05Joel, while working with his team to create the mermaid, talked about some of the processes involved
14:09in making the figure come to life. The fact that the eventual result deceived a lot of people into
14:14believing the figure was a real mermaid goes on to show Joel's talents. Sri Lankan Mermaid. In 2021,
14:21a video titled Real Mermaid Caught in Sri Lanka sent shivers down the spine of viewers due to its
14:26shocking contents. Just like a horror movie, the clip, which is eight minutes long, started with
14:31the recording of two men running and gasping for breath. They soon meet other scared-looking people
14:35running away from the scene while posting at something far away into the darkness. What viewers
14:40saw next was shocking. Lying on the beach and seemingly tied up by a fishnet was a figure that looked
14:45like
14:45a fusion of a human being and a fish. The upper body was that of a woman, while the lower
14:49body was
14:50covered in fish scales. After many incidents and attempts that claimed to prove mermaids exist,
14:54it looked like one had finally been caught. The mermaid, which looked lifeless due to strangulation
14:59by nets and garbage, glowed on the sand. Nonetheless, a crowd of young men soon gathered
15:03around the mermaid, with many making superficial attempts to touch the creature. Nonetheless,
15:07one of the men quickly ran and broke off a tree branch from a nearby bush to touch the mermaid.
15:12Suddenly, the creature, which had earlier looked lifeless, moved while also making a terrifying
15:16shrieking sound that made the group of men jump back with fear. After realizing was alive and was
15:21only incapacitated due to being entangled in a fishnet, one of the men ran towards a boat to get a
15:26blade, which they then used to free the creature. However, after regaining some form of mobility,
15:31the mermaid, while making some terrifying sounds, started throwing mud at the camera and people who
15:36stood around recording the incident. Still, the creature's sudden movement made it possible for the
15:40camera to capture its face had remained hidden previously. Although it retained the structure
15:45of a human face, the creature had smaller eyes and fish-like dentures. For a brief moment,
15:49it looked like a mermaid had finally been caught and years of speculation confirmed. However,
15:54almost six minutes into the video, the screen started displaying messages about the ocean and
15:59the consequences of dumping garbage. The text on the screen read,
16:02Every second breath you take comes from the ocean. Today is the day of the mother who gives life to
16:07the
16:07whole world. Yes, 8th of June. Today is World Ocean Day. Let's protect the ocean that gives us oxygen.
16:12Let's fight against ocean pollution. After what seemed like an earth-defining discovery,
16:16it soon became evident that the whole mermaid discovery was just a production. The credits then
16:20pointed out the video was created and directed by Udaya Hewagama, who is also the co-founder of TripPiso,
16:26the YouTube channel that uploaded the video. 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami Mermaid. On the 26th of December,
16:332004, a massive tsunami with waves up to 30 meters high, crushed communities along the surrounding
16:39coasts of the Indian Ocean. The tsunami, which would become one of the deadliest natural disasters
16:44in recorded history, killed an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries. However, while the eyes of
16:51the world were focused on the ruins the tsunami had caused, a discovery was being made in Chennai,
16:56India. After the deadly tsunami, reports soon emerged of a surprising and shocking discovery that
17:01had been made on Marina Beach, Chennai, India. According to the reports, the body of a mermaid
17:06called Kadalkani in Tamil was quickly transported to the government museum in Chennai, which has quite
17:11a sophisticated security system. According to myths, Kadalkani had the upper body of a woman
17:16and the tail of a fish, which seems to be the general description of every mermaid. The pictures
17:20of the creature, which were also released, placed credibility on the discovery of the strange creature.
17:26However, soon after the news broke, fact-checking website Snopes took on the task of proving if,
17:30indeed, the creature discoverer was a mermaid. In their reports, Snopes explained the picture of
17:35the creature believed to have been discovered on Marina Beach was a hoax and far from the truth.
17:39According to the website, similar pictures circulated on the internet in 2003 as a mermaid
17:45found in the Philippines. In that version of the event, the mermaid was allegedly caught by a
17:49fisherman in the Visayas region. However, the new version explained that the discovery was on the
17:54back of the tsunami. The website also claimed that reports suggesting the creature had been unearthed by
17:59the powerful tidal force of the tsunami were false. Instead of a mythical creature, as some
18:04of the earlier reports claimed, the supposed creature appeared to be a fake fusion of carcasses,
18:08in this case, that of a fish and animal bones. Despite these revelations, people often believe
18:12some of these incidents, which is why many rumors about the discovery of mermaids keep attracting
18:17worldwide attention. After the occurrence of the 2004 tsunami, the mermaid story seemed to ride on the
18:22waves of the disaster. However, those claims were quickly dismissed by fact-checking reports,
18:27which labeled it as a type of hoax that is hundreds if not thousands of years old.
18:31Fiji Mermaid Although many reports and depictions of mermaids often portray them as a fusion of humans
18:36and fish, the Fiji Mermaid takes things to the extreme side of weird regarding what a mermaid should
18:41look like. The Fiji Mermaid is a frightening combination of the head of a juvenile monkey sewn to
18:47the back half of a fish. It had fished scales attached to its body and dangling breasts on its chest.
18:52The mouth was also wide open, exposing its teeth while its right hand was against the right cheek,
18:57and the left hand tucked under the lower jaw. These unusual features make the Fiji Mermaid very
19:02terrifying to look at. American showman and politician who first showed off the creature
19:06in his American Museum in New York in 1842 described the creature in his autobiography as,
19:11an ugly, dried-up, black-looking, diminutive specimen, about three feet long. Its mouth was
19:16open, its tail turned over, and its arms thrown up, giving it the appearance of having died in great
19:21agony. Although some reports claim the Fiji Mermaid was caught in some deep, shallow waters,
19:26the Fiji Mermaid is thought to have been made in Japan around 1810. Allegedly, creating such horrid
19:31look figures was a traditional art form amongst fishermen at the time. The mermaid reportedly made
19:36its way to America after it was bought by Dutch merchants, who then sold it to American
19:40Captain Samuel Barrett Eads in 1822. The captain planned to exhibit the creature,
19:45but couldn't attract much attention to it. After his death, the mermaid passed down to his son,
19:49who sold it. Barnum's attempt to show off the Fiji Mermaid generated a lot of interest,
19:54so much so that after displaying it in his museum for a month, the Fiji Mermaid went on a southern
19:58tour.
19:59Eventually, the tour ended early after the mermaid sparked a feud in South Carolina. Afterward,
20:04the Fiji Mermaid was shuffled between Barnum's Museum in New York and Kimball's Museum in Boston.
20:09Sadly, according to reports, the Fiji Mermaid was part of many possessions lost to the fire
20:14outbreak that engulfed Barnum's Museum in 1865. That period was the last time that the original
20:19Fiji Mermaid was displayed. Nonetheless, people's fascination with the creature continued long after
20:24it was lost. The demand to see the Fiji Mermaid continued, and over the years, many fake versions
20:29have been displayed as the original. Indian Mermaid
20:32In 2017, social media went agog when the video of an alleged capture of a mermaid went viral.
20:38According to reports, the mermaid was caught on the bank of River Ganga in Patna, India. However,
20:42many others disputed the claim saying the incident happened in the coastal state of Odisha. Nonetheless,
20:47the picture of the captured mermaid made its way to Facebook, where a user tagged it.
20:51Breaking news from Bhagalpur, a live mermaid was found in Ganga River. It weighs more than 100
20:56kilograms. It has strong hands and fingers resembling those of a man. However, while many people wondered if it
21:01was true that a mermaid had finally been captured, others argued about the location of the incident.
21:06Another Facebook user claimed that the mermaid, which the user called Jalpari, was found in East
21:11Madinapur, West Bengal. Nonetheless, the user questioned if the mermaid was real or not. Mermaids
21:16are mythical creatures famously with the body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Although this
21:21Indian mermaid retained these characteristics, it differed in certain areas. For example, while mermaids
21:26are expected to have a human face, the Indian mermaid has a fish-like head. However, from the shoulder
21:30down to the waist, the mermaid retained human features, including a dangling breast and stomach.
21:35Like every incident of a mermaid discovery, the first move is always to question the authenticity
21:40of the claim. OMCOM News reached out to the district fisheries officer of Paradeep, one of the locations
21:45where the mermaid was allegedly found. However, Officer Gianaranjan Samal explained,
21:50I have received no such report of any such creature washed ashore Paradeep as claimed by the social media.
21:55The fishermen and the trawler association members have given no such information
21:59regarding spotting of such a mermaid. Meanwhile, Professor Manoj Tiwari, head of the zoology
22:04department at Delhi University, who also commented on the alleged discovery of the mermaid, said,
22:09If you'll watch the video, you'll know that the so-called mermaid that grabbed the attention of the
22:13social media is actually an animatronic sculpture made up of wood and fiber. The sculpture also has a
22:18motor in the throat to simulate breathing. After these fact-checking exercises, it became evident that
22:24another story of the discovery of a mermaid was fabricated. However, it also led to the question
22:28as to why someone would go to such great lengths, just to fool people and convince them about the
22:33alleged existence of mermaids. Mermaids are mythological beings in stories, and every
22:37biological report states that it does not exist. However, many people seem obsessed with the idea that
22:43this creature exists and will go to any length to prove it, even if it means doctoring pictures and
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