The Truth Behind the Mermaid Myth

Do mermaids really exist? How do these half-human half-fish mythical sea creatures look? Does Aquaman live among mermaids?
Anyway, one of the interesting things about legends is that entirely different parts of the world describe seeing the exact same thing for centuries! Believe it or not, scientists and historians have been interested in the mermaid’s existence for years.
TIMESTAMPS:
The first mermaid 2:14
Mermaids in Japanese folklore 3:28
Mermaids in African folklore 3:46
Mermaids in Russian folklore 4:15
Unconfirmed sightings in the past years 5:30
Christopher Columbus’s mermaid sighting 6:32
Why manatees could be mistaken for mermaids 6:55
Could mermaid body function? 8:31
Music: kzbin.info...
SUMMARY:
- The first mermaid, according to legends, is Atargatis, the ancient Syrian goddess of the sea. She didn’t start out as a mermaid, though.
- Like most legends, that of the mermaid spans across cultures. In Japanese folklore, there’s the Ningyo, which is a giant fish with a human face and a monkey’s mouth.
- In Russia, they have the Rusalka, a water nymph in Slavic mythology that’s been portrayed as both good and evil.
- In Norway and parts of Scotland, they have the Finfolk, who were shape-shifters of the sea. They have an affinity for silver and tend to make humans their slaves.
- The hype continues even today. Unconfirmed (and probably false) sightings have been reported all over the world in the past years.
- One thing’s for sure, no one has actually seen, met, or caught a real mermaid, alive or not. Even Christopher Columbus’s mermaid sighting in 1493 was debunked by experts.
- From afar, manatees are about the size of a human, their front flippers could resemble an arm from a distance, and their neck vertebrae allow them to turn their heads around like we do.
- The human part of the mermaid wouldn’t be able to withstand a life in cold oceanic waters. That is, not unless mermaids have a thick layer of hair like sea otters or blubber like other marine mammals.
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[@saltlifegull4091]

For decades, I owned commercial fishing vessels that fished the Gulf of Mexico. Between the 1980s-90s, I had two different reports from highly disturbed crew who caught 'something' they could not explain, were horrified at, and threw off the deck asap in fright--hoping not to get savagely bitten. Every one said the two large creatures were not fish/not human. btw, commercial fishermen are serious and not easily frightened. They reported the creatures were not beautiful.

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I believe they exist. And as you said, commercial fishermen have encountered them several times. they're spirits so until they reveal themselves to you, humans can't find them

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Mermaids could be undiscovered sea animals

[@mystrangemind7746]

I believe that mermaids are real, but this confirmed it. Thank you.

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[@bombshell00]

I love their approach of open discussion for the video. They laid out facts, told us stories and instead of giving a sure-shot conclusion and instead of disappointing the other half of the audience, just left it open-ended & for us to decide! Kudos, smart work there.

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I like that too

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[@raeluvirgo9507]

Meanwhile I haven't heard of any new sightings of big foot. Man I hope he's okay

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Lol

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Same... long time no see

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ms love...that was my elephant wit human foot ..unfortunately media caught it and reveled it mysterious ...but now he cant be seen coz i let him were my leather shoe

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He be chilling... practicing social distancing more than what he did before

[@drawingdoritu]

ThE wOrLd Of AtLaNtIs Yeah right

[@stancrackheads2220]

I still think mermaid could be real because we yet haven't seen the whole ocean Maybe they must live under depth of the sea where no sunlight and human can come and come up at night We still dont know !

[@StellaShifty]

Hi armyy

[@reginaomoike1378]

They are real ....I left my encounter in the the first comment section

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army

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[@yohiniekana554]

I am from jaffna, sri lanka. We have a temple name "Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman" . The goddess is very famous for fertility. Few of my friends and relatives who had issue with fertility went to her temple to worship. Within few months they were conceived. She is a miraculous goddess. And yes she is the goddess of indian ocean. She is also called as Manimekhala. In south-east Asian stories she is potrayed as mermaid.

[@kennykenny5273]

Yes its true. There are mermaid stories in about every culture on this earth even from the times we don’t have any exchange of information. The crazy part is the depiction of mermaids is same in every culture. I think mermaids are long lost ancestors of human beings. There could be fish like human beings who evolved from apes.

[@jinkyescoto9007]

I believed there are still more things that are undiscovered in this world.

[@wheelbarrow5388]

So true.

[@hraheem7663]

Umm we haven't discovered 1% of earth yet so that's quite obvious missy

[@hamsterluv4517]

@@hraheem7663 quiet she is just saying that mIsSy and 35% or more of the earth 🌍 is discovered, get ur facts checked Or I - a ten year old - will have to teach u

[@renayfindley6711]

True

[@CreativelyDucks]

Did you know we only discovered 5% in the ocean? We did not discover 95% in the ocean

[@hereschica]

Humans: What if mermaids were real? Mermaids: What if humans were real? Me: What if chickens became KZbinrs?

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[@fz1000red]

There's a KZbin post somewhere here that consists of the submitted story of a teenage paraplegic, who says in his letter that he was staying with his uncle and family on the Oregon coast one summer. During their stay he reported enjoying wheelchair access to a fishing dock. To keep this story short he tells in detail about being assaulted by a creature that swam up to the dock and hoisted itself up, which was a large female upper body, yet monstrous in appearance and scale-less fish bodied in the lower half. He said it beat and pummeled him viciously until it was chased off by his uncle. I have no idea if the guy was telling the truth in his letter to a KZbin channel, but as a longtime Oregon resident it was very interesting to listen to.

[@xXMcMauliXx]

I do believe that there are a lot of creatures at the unmapped parts of the ocean's that we probably never will know about and that look so much different from everything we could imagine. And I also believe that there is a species with a human like body with some kinds of fins. Definitely more like the mermaids from Harry Potter than the Ariel but still a mermaid to me.

[@weirdo9324]

I think under the Bermuda triangle is a bunch of sirens that sings songs and bringing all the ships and then the kraken pulls them down

[@speedywinchester9194]

Maybe

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Woah.. Just imagine

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They are working together

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So agree TELL US MORE

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Same

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Leave a like if u r interested in learning more about mermaids

[@mackenziesampson7366]

Yup I am I mermaid fan for days

[@allyherring845]

This is why people get mermaid tails from fin fun .con

[@deniseclaire0430]

I do

[@totallyliza9042]

👋

[@frankhalliday8071]

Oops my hand slipped and hit the dislike button. Isn't it weird this only happens to people who like beg using unoriginal comments?

[@marleneleckie1332]

In Jamaica she is called Riva Mumah. The Flat bridge in St. Catherine regularly known for person's saying that "they have seen mermaids".

[@MonkeyDLuffy-ye4ly]

Yes because there is only 5% of the ocean discovered there is still more ocean out there that we need to explore before we can say mermaids ain’t real

[@lucamaddalena5854]

No, that’s not how it works, a fish can’t be a human the same way a bird human is biologically inpossibleb

[@infinitybagle435]

So one year later and it’s still weird to me that we know more about outer space than our oceans

[@vyaniekyungsoo1107]

Yah i'm curious

[@user-yz3bh2rr4o]

So true tho!!!

[@Farah-qy9xm]

What are “they” hiding

[@marieentereso5738]

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[@staywithrika4459]

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[@zilch27]

They are hiding in the 95% of the ocean we haven't explored

[@ViviThegreat]

@@leedeveneyxx6789 it's a possibility, humans didn't look in the other 95% yet

[@sunitakc6206]

haha we have not explore 80% oceans stopid

[@heylol747]

@@sunitakc6206 its 95

[@No.religion.All.Culture]

And they can't Look in the 95% of the oceans and 99% of the ocean floors even if they wanted too because Exploring these regions deep below the ocean's surface is difficult, time-consuming and expensive.

[@IsabelleDavis554]

But then again, the 95% is the part in which humans haven't gone, often because we aren't able to (deep parts of the water) so if mermaids are a cross between human and fish then they would obviously haveto breath oxygen and therefore, if mermaids do exist we would have found them already. Alternatively, they live in the deepest parts of the ocean, and therefore there's no point debating since no one here will live to see if mermaids do exist or not.

[@ArishVanNikon]

The fact that these "experts" conclude something didn't exist just because they didn't see it makes me doubt them eve more, science needs curiosity, and curiosity cannot be quenched by concluding everything as mythical just because you didn't see it, it's arrogance and stupidity, a deadly combination that makes humans dumber.

[@Luke-gy7hk]

Agree

[@dearph4620]

The truth is there are people who saw mermaids out of the water. Some fishermen even caught a very young mermaid in 1990s. There are just true stories before that don't reach reporters/journalists.

[@justice8718]

Because the reporters and journalists are members of Satan's marine kingdom. What is that story of the 1990s fishermen?

[@trishaleguiab2284]

*in land...* man: "Are mermaids real?" *while in water...* mermaid: "Are humans real?"

[@wongketsee]

Girly Gamer OMG why haven't I thought of that?!

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Maybe this is the truth

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Hi Blink ❤️

[@rohitdafda3380]

How you know are you mermaid :)

[@sumanlata7747]

@@rohitdafda3380 That's so obvious ! We ask questions about mermaids .... if they are real they might ask questions about human beings .......

[@BRIGHTSIDEOFFICIAL]

TIMESTAMPS: The first mermaid 2:14 Mermaids in Japanese folklore 3:28 Mermaids in African folklore 3:46 Mermaids in Russian folklore 4:15 Unconfirmed sightings in the past years 5:30 Christopher Columbus’s mermaid sighting 6:32 Why manatees could be mistaken for mermaids 6:55 Could mermaid body function? 8:31

[@mkultraizzy]

Very nice timeline, thank you.

[@namename2422]

Thank you

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U r liking ur own comment

[@trueenderninja3.09]

I seen the document by animal planet when I was young and it gave me nightmares

[@celinesanchez942]

10th comment jk HI

[@itsokay7760]

Hey you haven't mentioned about the mermaids in indian history... It's interesting as well as exciting...if possible do mention about them.

[@tadiwatamanikwanyamazunzu1925]

In Africa these mermaids exist. Am from Zimbabwe and so many cases of mermaids are reported on annual basis. We still don't have any scientific explanation of their existence but their existence in my country is culturally and spiritually based!

[@veniamatome9644]

If only fish could talk they would tell us 😐

[@relaxationmeditationmusic1209]

I can talk to fish an a few whales species especailly humpback but since i cant really ask thrm cuz i dont really eork at marine parks since thr none near me but i wish i could ask them soo many questions

[@KingGL-wv3gb]

Facts

[@marryannbajade7329]

Same wish

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@@relaxationmeditationmusic1209 really 😂😄😗

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@@marryannbajade7329 I wish it would come true 🤗

[@kitkat8278]

I believe that they exist because people have found drawings of mermaids in cavemen’s caves

[@cocogaming8266]

Seventeen Right here I HAVE SAW ONE WHEN I WAS LITTLE IN THE BEACH NO JOKE

[@cocogaming8266]

Seventeen Right here and when she went deep in the ocean she never came back

[@cocogaming8266]

Seventeen Right here no one believed me but know I have proof

[@irmak3553]

@@cocogaming8266 I saw one too when I saw in a boat with my parents j saw her tail and then it disappeared I was so little thought. So I don't remember much

[@janoyantonio9585]

Exactly they are real but they are at deep sea and we haven't explored more than 5 percent of the sea.

[@brenhew1]

I think there are a lot of things people try to cover up, so that we wont believe. But the beautiful truth is, nobody could never imagine something they never seen with their own eyes. And there are certain parts of the oceans so deep, no man never reach the bottom.

[@hanitube8737]

Mermaids are spirit they don’t just show up like any other creatures

[@eheehe3665]

The possiblity is actually high, only 5% of the ocean is discovered and you never know if governments wont let such information be exposed to the society

[@isaacsherwin9642]

not exactly though, the possibility is high that there are plenty of undiscovered sea creatures, but not necessarily mermaids, however the likelyhood is risen by the fact of myths from all around the world all throughout history, although that could also be because humans like mixing things, like centaurs, pegasus, griffon, hippocampi, sphinx, et cetera, and also the likely hood is risen once again by the fact that they would be formidable foes, amazing swimmers like fish or sharks, but also have arms to grab things unlike almost all ocean creatures, i kinda argued both sides on this comment

[@eheehe3665]

@@isaacsherwin9642 I see your point but my point is that We humans are created, what more if such mythical creatures are created as well and what if such things are not supposed to be known by us humans, we never really know what are living on Earth, what were created and I just believe there is a lot we dont know as humans, example they say nothing can live at that depth of ocean , that will just be according our experiences as humans what if such mythical creatures could survive that depth then no human would know because our assumptions about such things are just based on what us humans know, what we experienced, and they say that mermaids or whatever are just myths , I just believe that those myths were created because it was witnessed by something and that's how we came to know about such mythical creatures and until now is a myth because of lack of proofs, like everything has an origin, everything has a reason why it was created and It's just as I said if Humans are created what more if those creatures were true we humans are unique species and what more if those mythical creatures were as well unique just like us, This is just my point im sharing.

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Thank u someone who know finally realizes it

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@@eheehe3665 make sure you read my other reply you where supposed to be tagged in took a lot thinking to create that reply. Oh what Elbert einstein said logic gets to you A And B imagination goes forever. If you heard david ickes frequency talk you could smell orange the moment you read this. Let the Force be with you! SERIOUSLY!

[@animelover-cp9fq]

Humans: are mermaids and aliens real? Mermaids/aliens: are humans real?

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anime lover mermaids know, aliens don't care

[@animelover-cp9fq]

How do you know

[@techanimehacked9431]

Alien exist.. there are more than 1million planets in universe

[@iiSunshineTheDuckii]

😂

[@kellyjoyner257]

Yes they both are real look them up

[@Tea_with_fonts]

‘Sorry for ruining your childhood, ANYWAY’ had me in tears

[@aniawalczak1168]

My grandmother lived in Lithuania and told my mum that when she was a child she saw few times small mermaid like creatures being sold as fish on the food market

[@Feelixliv]

Girl what?!!??

[@Neeboy]

Huh😂

[@marleytec8277]

Who knows half of the ocean is still not discovered 🧜🏼‍♀️

[@rolahandal8623]

Marley Tec more than half

[@marleytec8277]

Rola Handal ok and

[@veerendrapalsinghrathore1384]

not half. only 5% discovered

[@marleytec8277]

And what

[@danaireid6548]

At least 5%

[@jenny_gachasillyice1889]

*Imagine if a mermaid watched this...* Mermaid: *where did they find all the information?!*

[@hinata9061]

LOL

[@ahlumilespellman367]

Lol

[@jimcarter6669]

Mermaids or merman are in reality the result of genetic tampering by the Nephalim we read about in Genesis 6 of the Holy Bible.

[@xxcloudyxwolfiexx4497]

Lol

[@mr.commenter395]

Genesis chapter 6 is the story from God's point of view. The worldly cultures mythology is from the fallen angels perspective.

[@Kingda2_]

The way he called the African deity was hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@leiacreates2264]

Coming back to this channel was fun

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Have you ever seen a comment and thought, "I wish I wrote this"

[@1w598]

Only if you are 12 or under.

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I am 12

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I wish l had written what you wrote kk

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I am going to steal it 😉😉 stranger

[@Willow-pf9ld]

Yes

[@motime2142]

My honest opinion I think they do exist ..they just don’t wanna be found for protection 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@autumnzia4764]

I agree

[@itzmehgigi_5939]

Good point

[@jazirefaw6868]

What do you mean,most mermaids are scared and all scientist want to do is test and take blood and mix it with other undiscovered species

[@yeoicy6035]

Yh cause knowing us humans. They would probally go extinct after 10 yrs or less

[@dreamfuldakota3286]

Finally someone who gets me

[@coachcartier901]

I'm impressed you got the Mami Wota in here. You really did your research

[@Damon-qt3fw]

I just think it's interesting that the same creature is cross cultural. I wonder if there is a shared animal to which they are all referring.

[@YumeYoii]

Mermaid be like: "imagine believing in human in 2020"

[@joycemasawu800]

😂😂😂

[@lilahh9973]

Lol

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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sarahnash5627]

What if it's not really 2020

[@shakyracorbin9845]

Lol 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@kerrypalmer639]

I believe someone had to see something to have the picture in mind......

[@janajindra-princessofthesea]

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[@adrianrichardson86]

That's what I'm saying, and just to add to your statement, if it has a name it has got to be in existence...

[@teetucker4834]

Yesss

[@Parisroam]

That's why the human brain is so interesting, we can create things that didnt once exist. We have an imagination, so you dont need to have seen something to imagine it

[@robertstuart9381]

There are more things in the unknown world than in anyone's imagination

[@KingBisonVlog]

« They’re nothing more than sea cows » that killed me 😂

[@x.kyss07]

2:52 Topic: Mermaid Brightside: Show a Clip of a Nature Goddess Te Fiti

[@mialopezx1441]

Lol I'm your 40th like and I saw it to

[@shaymae16]

Lol....I looked away for two seconds and looked back and thought I dont remember clicking on another video

[@mugurewaithaka1619]

Nice midoriya picture

[@thinkfit0922]

80% of our oceans are unexplored, maybe there's a possibility that they exist. God has a limitless power. He created everything, all that we see and all that we cannot see.

[@SandraB]

Dont forget about the duck billed platypus. Since a mammal that lays eggs and is poisonous exists, a mermaid is entirely possible.

[@emilyosorio3018]

True but are they nice

[@Le_cuisinier.du-chienne]

Lol. Let him regrow amputated limbs.

[@heyitsme1812]

True lol

[@saeedarishi6241]

My mothers uncle saw and spoke with real mermaid and she was beautiful more than ariel my mom also saw a mermaid with her baby she told my mom we give birth like humans and also breastfeed. Mermaids are real its no joke. God can create anything anywhere it doesnot have to fit in our science

[@bigboys3077]

what is the music in the backround inthe intro

[@makarethdarkblade6926]

What about whale-like tails? From a distance, those can look like the fin of a fish. Just a thought. . . .

[@nafisajannath8513]

human youtube: mermaid caught on camera mermaid mertube: human caught on mamera

[@mialopezx1441]

I'm your 70th like also LOL

[@harshitsharawat5863]

I want mermaids to never be found because humans are cruel they will do experiments on them ....... It will be more painful.... Then not discovering them ever ...

[@pastelizedew]

Techno Beast or..we found out they have extraordinary powers and untouchable by humans hahha

[@aivamayrobinson5932]

Same

[@althealorrainesantos5897]

true

[@joerogers9413]

I feel the same way about Bigfoot.

[@mysticwolf1315]

I agree completely, sometimes I am ashamed to be human. We do such cruel things for the sake of knowing.

[@likeaboss6421]

I was told my real mother was a mermaid from the ocean and just before my father died he told me my mother has never stopped watching over me, he always said that the race of mermaids have been watching us for thousands of years and have advanced technologies that they can see everything that goes on here on earth on the land (which I found hilarious and obviously unbelievable)) he told me my mother has watched me grow up and she is always there even tho I can't see her he said she wished she could meet me but it's not possible as she said it could effect me knowing my real mother is not from my world but from a world that's underneath the sea bed hundreds of feet down below the bottom of the sea floor, he told me these things just before he died but I know now it was just the medications he was on as they were strong pain killers making him imagine things but he believed it as he told me how they met I must admit it sounded incredible and credible at the same time, but I just know it's impossible to be true no matter how much to it sounded true as he told me over the last few months he was alive he even said he knew he was going to meet with her as she had told him so ....that's crazy ehh !!! Yeah I think so too 😄

[@romandasgupta7054]

honestly mate, ya just never know. very cool story

[@rocky-jy5nx]

just by thinking only 5% or ocean is discovered gives me chills

[@keeleycakes7210]

They are way too powerful for these land people. They are staying away for a reason. 🦋

[@rbinthehouse1127]

What reason?

[@erinshoemaker8709]

In the Bible it talks about the people in the middle of the Earth and not to bother them

[@unknwnuser5318]

They won’t come about for a specific reason... and who knows, we might just even capture them

[@dawn2697]

Because us humans are self ish and they are more scared of us than we are of them make sense and plus we want to stay away because we dont know how powerful they are I bet if a human saw one they would be wiped out in a whole day that's how selfish we are so that's why there are in hiding and that's the reason

[@dawn2697]

@@erinshoemaker8709 what page

[@zahur5254]

Well it's highly possible since only 5-10% of the ocean area has been discovered.

[@Airemelde]

Ofc it's possible. Although they would probably be more like in the show Siren (minus the transforming to human when leaving the water part): a lot more predatory and less human looking than most shows and films like to portray them. because if they do exists they have to eat and defend themselves against other predators like sharks. there is no way that 'humans with a tail' would be able to survive in the ocean.

[@eeveevulpix4141]

%4 Ω_Ω

[@froggi3457]

15%

[@mobamba6129]

It’s not highly possible. What are the odds that a creature that humanity has been fantasizing about for thousands of years actually exists on Earth?

[@elysev3253]

Yes but it also has a very low possitbily

[@RubyAxoltl]

Funfact: they use shells to censor the thing lol

[@narasimhamandhula1966]

I think even mermaids imagine us beautifully

[@goatsandroses4258]

When one of my ancestors came to the US from Ireland in the early 19th century, he claimed to have seen mermaids. He said they'd come up around the boat and sing in the evenings. Perhaps it was only the imagination of a lonely young man far from home, but I think it's a sweet story.

[@kmurahari8]

Yes we think there are mermaids

[@Melanin_Dija]

My sister claimed to have seen a mermaid when we were on a holiday in Africa, she said it jumped into the water as it heard us but she managed to see her long hair and tail and I kinda believe cuz I heard something splash in the water but there was literally no one there and she looked shocked but maybe we we're just imagining cuz our favorite show at the time was H2o:just add water🤷🏾‍♀️

[@speedywinchester9194]

@• P i s c e s • yes

[@speedywinchester9194]

Very sweet story I believe I. Mermaids too❤️

[@safiradiamond1510]

GoatsandRoses... I'm sure your ancestor has seen a mermaid. My grandma has been telling me stories about mermaids since I was a child.

[@brocktonbensch1356]

Brightside: They’re nothing more than sea cows. Mermaid: What did I do to deserve that?

[@janajindra-princessofthesea]

Thank you for writing my thoughts down right here. Am a mermaid in a human body. Because I got killed by a human when I was in my mermaid body. It was the only way to keep me alive. They send me to the humans to clean the ocean, because my mermaid family wants to breathe and eat again without plastic, oil, toxic, radioactive stuff. They need our help. Follow me for more proof. Instagram: @princessofthesea_official

[@milang3915]

Ikr

[@chocolatetastesnice]

@@janajindra-princessofthesea how because there tail has bones in em?if u show proof on insta u might just be on a beach and bought the tail

[@pksfires17691]

@@janajindra-princessofthesea The sad truth.

[@abbieandaustin548]

Lol

[@stephenantonicelli7069]

I ve talked to many fishermen in southeast asia all speak of these creatures as real and seen for centuries.

[@amanekaze]

What?! Where are the countries that has mermaids? I actually live in southeast asia if you're wondering

[@sarniabircham2756]

At the start of the video where you showed pictures and scenes of mermaids I instantly saw a mermaid from pirates of the Caribbean on stranger tides now I might watch it LOL

[@flowery9001]

Mermaids are probably like "Are humans real!? "Thank you for the likes

[@matteoamistoso834]

candy_girl 6138 true!! And alien also maybe they are asking too if humans are real cause if they dont see a human in theyre entire life😊😊😊

[@lingalithumanjolo6653]

Ghost kids be bru do you believe in people

[@bangtanwings4854]

candy_girl 6138 ikr lol

[@dcfan9897]

ha ha never though of that before !

[@dariam6165]

Yeah that's probably true 😂

[@cookexindia1723]

Yes I believe mermaids are real.. Because this world is magical and there are many things science can't explain...

[@26snoopy82]

Where did you get the clips from the movies of the mermaids? I want to create a video about mermaids soon. I’m learning how to do KZbin. I have seen many videos when people use clips of movies and shows, etc.

[@rougeakane]

“Took pity on her because of her beauty” Looks like I’d be dead then 😂

[@Newscaster1]

Same

[@pugsrule7822]

Same

[@AHHHHHHH11]

Same

[@ladykoiwolfe]

They called it pity. What did she call it? I suspect she called it torture, she wanted to die.

[@aureliajesical.1569]

That's what I thought when I heard those lines😅😅😅Like that's the only reason her God would wanna save her?

[@ren5184]

90% in the comments : Humans: are mermaid real? Mermaid: are humans real?

[@bestboyholland3217]

Obviously they know we exist or they wouldnt be hiding.

[@ogayongemaima91]

@Giovanna Machado not even 5% theres so many secrets in the ocean

[@emmathompson-boucher3110]

Mermaids are real

[@jyothijpoojari143]

Nice

[@Cat-wg1de]

Mermaid to another : hey dude! You won’t believe it! I just saw a mermaid with out tail! Crazy right? The other : nah man, I don’t think it’s real. It’s just a dragon

[@nathaliesancoeur8039]

I love how the intro is pirates of the carribean

[@nhdentertainment9450]

Wow! That's amazing🤩

[@annamariekrupka5130]

Imagine that one sailor who made up a story about mermaids. And now he sees what trouble he’s made for all these scientists

[@aubree7506]

Anna Marie Krupka or what story he didn’t make up..

[@aeris3979]

hhahhhahahahaaha

[@jyotisadcopon6019]

even though... man is a very good rational thinker not to add creativity of the mind wherein even though that fisherman made it up or not it would still be a debate in history.... well what do I or we know..... what we need is just a little bit of evidence that can convince the entire world that these creatures are real

[@skelleboy4650]

How are you so sure that it's made up?

[@janewambui6139]

lol😉

[@charitygosnell8998]

if they never existed, where did the “myth” come from🤔

[@elinevm107]

Charity Gosnell people can come up with a lot of weird things so Thats not a good reason sorry

[@lilysolava2217]

HOW DO U KNOW THEY NEVER EXISTED!! 😡

[@BM-ts1yi]

Dogongs

[@farhainim.5761]

The scientists 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@indiawilliams879]

Like the idea of God.

[@ambush873]

What I learn from mermaid : 50% What I learn from my brain : 50/50

[@Capymessibara]

I have an important exam tommorow and I cannot miss this video soo

[@maraalexandrasuditu5989]

Bright Side: [...] It's impossible 12 year old me: EVerIthInG iS PoSSiBLe!

[@vxy357]

The Rational Adult in me: it's not Possible due to evolution and life in the sea.

[@AylaNoelleLee]

Fairy Godmother (Whitney): 🎵Impossible🎵 Cinderella (Brandy): 🎵It's Possible🎵 Both: 🎵It's Possible🎵

[@janajindra-princessofthesea]

thank you for your answer. Yes mermaids are real. Follow me for more proof. Instagram: @princessofthesea_official

[@tienru1406]

Human: we got proof of mermaids in the sea Mermaids: we got proof of humans on land

[@janajindra-princessofthesea]

Thank you for your truth. I am a mermaid in a human body. I got killed by a human when I was in my mermaid body. But my parents keept me alive and gave me a human body. They send me to the humans to clean the ocean, because my mermaid family wants to breathe and eat again without plastic, oil, toxic, radioactive stuff. They need our help. Follow me for more proof. Instagram: @princessofthesea_official

[@adriennewhite2912]

Jana jindra princess of the sea is that true?

[@beatrixthegreat1138]

Adrienne White does it matter? She’s 100% right about cleaning the ocean, many animals depend on the sea and are slowly dying because of our pollution

[@gamingwithtsahay2866]

Lol

[@Kerry.Anne.]

So true

[@vanessarichardson110]

Ain't no way anyone's gona mistake a manatee for a mer person 😂

[@chrisbeltran5618]

@1:40 "Merman..." *coughs weakly* "MERMAN!!!"

[@simonford9963]

maybe mermaids are real and asking themselves if humans are real

[@kadencesc]

LOL

[@valentinagiess2761]

kxng sio LOL 😂 YEAH

[@unitedmusic4956]

ha maybe

[@sonia815]

Hey that's the same thing I thought 😱😂😂😂😂😂

[@tudormiller8898]

They are part human themselves, so they must know we exist. Also they have seen us seeing them, through the centuries, so they must have passed down thier knowledge through the mermaid generations. They probably tell the little mermaids, to be very aware of us. Don't get too close, stay away from the fishing nets. Danger!!!!!

[@Arthuritiss]

scientist: " they mistake mermaid for a sea animal" me: THAT WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO THINK!

[@heinricheverson]

Exactly, they were reaching to debunk Columbus sighting of a mermaid 🙄

[@pksfires17691]

In reality, they've probably tested on thousands in their labs.

[@adithyastephen2403]

Yup i think authorities are hiding them from us

[@dustinmaxwell259]

scientist: We haven't seen /discovered it yet. Therefore it doesn't exist.

[@kruthikah200]

Me: thinking mermaids r pretty and beautiful Again me after seeing this video: i never wanna see one mermaid😅😅

[@meiyokelee8935]

If there are so many ancient records in so many countries describing the same thing, I do believe they exist. I hope they will never be found and live in peace happily away from humans.

[@rottendoll606]

Imagine the mermaids watching this and just being like "haha suckers"

[@shorts-yl8me]

Giovanna Machado very true you a genius? or you a mermaid haha 🤣🤣🤣

[@aquaticangel3380]

Giovanna Machado we find our ways :)

[@maddiecampano1727]

😂

[@erikas.3194]

HAAAA

[@everythinglethabo]

that would be funny

[@carolkellen3094]

This is very interesting! 🙏 So, If we accidentally see one, let's keep it to ourselves. Keep them save! 🙏

[@elmaswanepoel4086]

I agree

[@gladysn4457]

No why

[@rohitchougule3803]

Ummm ok but why

[@siiiim]

No

[@katiematthews138]

And will they keep you safe after knowing you sighted them (raises eyebrow)

[@khanhdan0701]

can you include a Grindylow in the the video too???

[@kathleengenieve3804]

Ever considered that more people are really Extraterrestrials who have relocated underneath the oceans and the seas? I reference the movie The Abyss," starring Ed Harris. That would clear up all the ambiguities regarding MERS.

[@annmcdaniel1092]

Great movie!!

[@jazskaye6791]

well you never know cuz there's a whole world down there that we haven't explored 🐋🐬🐚🐡🐋

[@rash7382]

Jazs Kaye thats true

[@elf2superjunior]

Here's a smart person for you ppl Bless your heart sweetheart

[@Nabilllio]

Facts

[@arupajamil2275]

My littel sister and my bro sowe a mermaid in hawai😮😮😮😮

[@neetaghosh9417]

Yeah

[@nus1515]

Nobody Literally nobody Me: thinking about "The legend of the blue sea" while watching this😅

[@ashley8271]

Jun ji hyun the cutest mermaid😂💜

[@sora.n5906]

Ikr💜

[@fatimamujahid6455]

Same😂🌸

[@aryakhatri3]

@@ashley8271 yesss! I loved that series😭❤.. I really want 2nd session

[@Douma_worksatMcdonalds]

Me too😂

[@reginaomoike1378]

In Nigeria ,few of us have seen mermaids....Ive seen a merman when I was a child .I drowned and well the rest story is crazy I can never forget it .

[@PrincessJasmine05]

Tell me

[@reginaomoike1378]

Told my mum and grandma the story ,...I thought they won't believe me ,till my grandma told me a secret about a river in the village and mermaids it holds .... .to see one ,there are requirements to possess..and time of the day to go there .. One will appear to you .to exchange gifts with you .

[@reginaomoike1378]

I almost ran mental , cause I could not believe it ...but it was true . You are (and any other person that comes to read my adventure ) the first one aside my mum that I've ever told this ..many people won't believe .. And that's was not my last time of seeing one .

[@PrincessJasmine05]

@@reginaomoike1378 awww❤️❤️

[@reginaomoike1378]

Also we have several stories of people who have met some ,and were given free gift ,,like one of the past kings wife was given a gem by a merman cause he fell in love with her ,but things went sideways . But that's a long story and not willing to type out Some ends well some didn't ..(and all are real life facts causes some families are still alive that have stories of it .

[@jacquielozon1281]

I still know that they are real.they are out there. I wish to not harm them if I see them.

[@kourtneykardasim214]

Wow Ariel, You're Cousins Aren't Very Friendly.

[@sequinjin8332]

neither are her shishters, they be brutal boiiii

[@alex-ms2cs]

XD

[@jenwashere_5731]

Yes LOL 😂 You’re right.

[@MiseryWaltz]

@ChezkaPlayz they were correct it is you're

[@ECA1129]

Um.. my name is actually like the little mermaid’s but it’s spelled Erielle.

[@sitbusiness4344]

we have sea cows,we have cat fish,we have sea horse and you don't believe we have sea humans. you haven't see mermaids,but others have

[@pugsrule7822]

Ive seen a mermaid before and I believe that to this day I remember everything about her and I still draw her and that was maybe 5-6 years ago

[@janefiddler6641]

@@pugsrule7822 where did you see her??? was she more like a human or more like a fish?

[@glg5933]

Omg be my friend 😂😂

[@gavinsvoyeur771]

Pugs Rule how did she look ???

[@ladykoiwolfe]

What did her tail look like? My theory says it's not a fish tail, but the tail of a sea mammal.

[@CocoCrispy_]

If seals could branch off from canines i see no reason why an ancient human species couldnt do the same tbh

[@wolverinex4243]

There are certainly things that haven't been discovered. There are also things that cannot be explained.

[@John_1920]

Some theories I've heard are that at one point in time, Humans were faced with two options of surviving, one was to enter the sea and live near and around the sea somewhere, the other was to keep traveling a long distance to the nearest habitable spot. Mermaids were the Humans from long ago who had decided to split from the group and enter the sea. And given how long ago this would have been, it is entirely possible that the Mermaid's Human part has adapted to the pressures and temperatures of the sea and are now living under the sea rather than above and next to it. Regardless of whether that theory turns out to be true or not, I'll still choose to believe in Mermaids, simply given the fact that we have explored Space significantly more so than what we have of our own planet's ocean, and we haven't even managed to reach the deepest parts of our ocean yet, much less managed to chart a significant list of all the ocean's species, whether they be fish, mammals, or something else.

[@yuna_wcat]

Wow thanks for the idea, I've thought about it I will train to hold my breath for hours and wear fish skin and swim in the ocean all free with other sharks and piranhas I will also figure out how to not lose consciousness under the sea in case I stayed for more than 7 hours So if u wonder what I mean is you're going to actually die if you stay longer than 7-8 hours in the sea, you will start hallucinating if you stay for nearly 7-8 hours, if you survived for 10 hours at max, call it a miracle

[@yuna_wcat]

We can do sea diving or travel space but we can't Change our habitat to totally another nature, scientists claimed that we could live in the moon but in condition of ongoing providence of oxygen and food and a tough and strong house building but of course this idea is rarely supported But never heard of human thinking of living in sea with their bare bodies

[@John_1920]

@@yuna_wcat Evolition doesn't happen overnight...

[@shereenlovelace6217]

Very well said! ❤ I saw a clip of a documentary about the same thing; creatures going into the ocean for food source. I definitely believe mermaids exist.

[@vhscopyofseinfeld]

that's not how evolution works.

[@ladiwaddell989]

“Merging the two just wouldn’t work” God: bet.

[@jyotisadcopon6019]

everything is possible in nature.... just as how weve evolved they just might have evolved as well but in a completely different manner..... how on earth did every people in every parts of the world know about this creature perhaps they received a letter???

[@camillaosbourne3803]

Lol

[@westdekota5935]

YES

[@MelDoesTarot]

havent you heard of the aquatic ape theory

[@anismatar]

But it worked already, look at dolphins and whales they give birth to their young, they are mammals and surely their digestive systems is different than that of fish.

[@thomassenya4832]

They are beautifully designed and I wish I have seen one

[@sarahrienhold1245]

I am from denmark and i have in my entire life watched Ariel and now I believe in mermaids 🧜‍♀️

[@roxiiroyalty5022]

That's what's wrong with you people.... You wanna catch them and lock them up for show casing why'd you think we've never seen them for real.......they hiding from you cruels

[@giantsecrets6570]

very true!

[@C0kexprncss.]

That's right

[@wony5130]

I MEAN YOU DONT have to lock them up who knows they exist? MAYBE THEY HIDE OF SOME MEN CRUEL WAYS DONT CATCH IF YOU SEE ONE WHO KNOWS THEY MIGHT BE GOOD

[@wolfmaster5875]

@@wony5130 if i saw one is test safely and if its not bad I'll let it go free

[@anju.t4348]

I believe any form of sentient life that is not human should be purged.

[@rolahandal8623]

I believe in mermaids. Also how could you ever think of a mermaid to make a myth of without seeing one?

[@chrisguy1790]

Don't forget to leave out mince pies and carrots for Santa and Rudolph

[@rennyiscool]

And unicorns

[@Mumwithme86]

Well everybody was thinking about if there real I was wondering how one could make up such beautiful creature it's so weird don't you think

[@foxietube4489]

The thought they saw one.... that’s how and they just described it as best they could. I hope they are real though!

[@aynsamson1976]

@@rennyiscool unicorns are real, read the Bible..😉

[@prachikadam5840]

The world's a fascinating and cruel, mysterious and open at the same time. Many questions are not answered and we may not be able to find some answers but the world our lives and our loved ones are the greatest gift of all.

[@TPPunjab]

what about the other facts revealed in the Animal Planet documentary about Mermaids and who makes u judge and what is your research about oceans and mermaids?