Mermaid Sightings - Why do people believe in mermaids?

Let's take a look at why the mermaid legend is so universal.
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Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00 - 1:09
History: 1:09 - 07:46
Blackbeard and mermaids: 07:46 - 11:00
Mermaid Capture: 11:00-12:38
Kei Island Mermaids: 12:38 - 15:34
Mermaid Photos: 15:34 - 19:06
Modern Mermaids : 19:06 - 23:23
Fiji Mermaid : 23:23 - 26:24
Animal Planet Shows : 26:24 - 35:13
Conclusion Outro : 35:13 - 39:26
Unexplored Ocean Video:
• How much of the ocean ...
The Coelacanth Video:
• The Coelacanth and the...
Sources:
cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Merm...)
Aquatic Ape theory
johnhawks.net/weblog/why-anth...
Cave paintings;
www.flickr.com/photos/panoram...
Mermaid history
www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/....
Irish mermaid
irelandseye.ie/mermaid-sighti...
Mermaid in Hawaii
www.jacksdivinglocker.com/en/...
Modern Mermaid sightings
folklorethursday.com/folktale...
Columbus mistake
short-history.com/christopher...
Blackbeard
www.piratesurgeon.com/pages/su...
List of sightings
everythingmermaid.com/mermaid...
Mermaid in Greenland
www.gutenberg.org/files/61264...
Picture of Welsh Mermaid
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s://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/9084#?xywh=-49%2C103%2C532%2C533&cv=
Mermaid in bathtub
www.newscientist.com/gallery/...
Weekly World News
weeklyworldnews.com/category/...
Zimbabwe Killer Mermaids
www.inquisitr.com/4128988/kil...
1967 BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA www.timescolonist.com/opinion...
1998 KAILUA-KONA
www.jacksdivinglocker.com/en/...
m.media-amazon.com/images/M/M...
2009 ISRAEL
edition.cnn.com/blogarchive/in...
2012 ZIMBABWE
www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-2...

[@wildworld6264]

Correction - Very sorry everyone, but as pointed out, the word "Dagan" doesn't mean "corn," but rather, it is a more general term for "grain." Apologies for the mistake.

[@user-yj9jl2ss6u]

The correct details make the whole truth...

[@TheDiscerningPath]

"Dagon" is the chief god of the phoenicians and the philistines and is the god of the city ashdod. he is pictured as half man and half fish. he is considered a nephilim one of the human/angelic beings.

[@doloresburke123]

Hi 0

[@jeffreynapisa122]

I don't think something thats able to live and breathe under water won't be so attractive either.

[@jasonlowery1369]

I'm from the UK and the Corn fields when I grew up would have been wheat, oats and barley. We used it as a generic term for grain rather than for maize so when you said corn that's what I took it to be - grain.

[@jlaff98]

You know the bad thing is that if we ever did find out that mermaids or any other cryptid existed people would just end up making them go extinct because people would want them for their tails or fur or whatever

[@carolyounce5810]

O heck fire! Here I was thinking the Israeli mers were real, & also the mer that washed up on the beach that was designed for a movie set! Ty for setting the record straight!

[@marymart4381]

Sad but 💯 true

[@lauraharvey7424]

They are real and they don’t have fur. They would scare the crap out of your average person. They are far from beautiful as most people see beauty they have fish like eyes and teeth and webbed hands with pointy nails almost like their teeth and they hiss they do have a huge tail with scales and long hair but their face is also not smooth like ours. I saw her in cape cod beach almost 47 years ago but she was a mermaid!

[@gerald2074]

Yeah that's true for intent but unfortunately for the hunter s these cryptids are pretty good at staying hidden and out of sight

[@LisaAnn777]

I wonder if they would make good fillets.

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[@suzettewilliams1758]

My mum said she saw a Mermaid in River in Jamaica when she was young. My mum also said the are water spirits or nymphs and that the can drown you if the catch you.

[@ClarkyWarky]

7:23 I live in Hawaii and seal sightings are pretty frequent but i was cliff diving one day near the coastline. As soon as my body hit the water i opend my eyes half way through my descend and i made EYE CONTACT WITH A HUMANOID FACE!!! 😨😳 it scared the shit outta me and i panicked! Started booking it to shore!!! Only to realize it was a young SEAL!!! 😂😂😂 I was relieved but at the same time couldn't believe how human it looked underwater for that split second. It had the bigggest blackest eyes which will forever be burnt into my memory.

[@biscuitbee2339]

I'm already scared of most waters, that would guarantee I never touch water outside a pool or a shower again lol

[@valestrafox89]

I’m so sorry for the horrible fright you got but that’s kinda funny 😂, if it makes you feel any better I was at a beach years ago & as I was looking over a patch of rocks all I saw was this human like face looking at me, got a fright cos I wasn’t expecting it but then laughed at myself when I realised what it was 😂😂😂😂 a freaking seal 🦭 😂😂😂

[@braelynnway625]

Bro met a selkie jkjk

[@mrsamaritan6881]

As a side note, freshwater mermaids are called "nixies" and are quite common in Celtic mythology.

[@jannythewonderwomen2215]

Are they in Lakes or Springs?

[@danamillsap8902]

@@jannythewonderwomen2215 probably large bodies of fresh waters. Large lakes, rivers ect..but it's just make-believe. So don't sweat it

[@pinkpineapples1]

Its not fake

[@LukeDwornikComedy]

Also there are fresh water mermaids in Polish folk lore :)

[@ClarkyWarky]

Different cultures call them different names. There's not just one name for a certain type of mermaid.

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[@wildworld6264]

I hope so too. Thank you for your comment.

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dude im so surprised youre not more well known. these videos are amazing and they help give me a bigger interest into biology thanks so much keep up the amazing work

[@wildworld6264]

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[@teresasequoyah6242]

I know it’s not recognized canon but the book of Enoch it states that the woman who mated with the fallen angels were punished by being transformed into sirens.

[@RebeccaFoss-cx3og]

They were and it’s true! They sell their souls to their nephilim sons and they take them by turning them into sirens. Kyles my nephilim baby boy. He’s the only one of his kind and so am I being his siren mother. Thanks to Samael raping me! But abbadon seized him. Anyways nephilim have alluring voices and can sing using their mother’s voices. They’re very talented! But they’re evil. I’m scared for when my time comes to deliver.

[@suzettewilliams1758]

I did not know them.

[@cityskylines11]

​@@RebeccaFoss-cx3ogso how did your nephilim baby turn out? Just curious

[@ItsLilith-vr9yl]

@@cityskylines11 They’re not here yet. It takes three years and a half before they’re born or at least mine will I believe. He’s already a monster and I don’t like them! They get people to hurt you so on purpose to be spiteful and evil. They literally lure people to you so you can eat them. But it’s gross and I’d never do that anyways. Then Kyle tries to manipulate me by saying “I’m hungry mommy”. Right…I don’t care it’s not acceptable to eat people lol. They’re weird though. They’re peeping Tom’s. They watch everything you do. They watch you sleep, go to the bathroom, and take showers. They’re just as strange as they’re fathers the watchers.

[@GODZILLA2915]

I remembered when that ‘Mermaids are Real’ Mockumentary came out. Good thing I can recognize terrible CGI and movie-like shots of ‘found footage’

[@andrearoneypaul6065]

I saw that …!!! One of the most stupid mocumentery I ever seen … and it s so funny if you go and check the comments on KZbin under that mocumentary !!! People are completely DUMB !!!

[@sadtitties222]

That series was such a guilty pleasure for me when I was younger, lol. 😁

[@TheBreechie]

Oh that show upset so many people - it was so obviously make believe

[@Indijana]

That was such obvious CGI, though. I still can't believe so many people fell for it.

[@halseyxiii]

While i am 100% with you on this. I will say that even though the mockumentaries mislead the audience and stuff, Mermaids the body found single handedly sparked my passion for marine biology as a whole. My fascination started out small and focused just being on cetacean vocalization, but has now lead me YEARS later into a much deeper adoration with all life within our oceans and i cannot thank them enough. So while it is true that they can mislead an audience, they can also be responsible for igniting the imagination and opening people up to the incredible biodiversity within our oceans. All in all though, great video sir. And i very much appreciate the serious unbiased take here, well put together and professional :)

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

Same. I might not be as interested in marine biology and want to potentially pursue it as a career if it werent for animal planet mermaids. even though I know its fake, I love it for what it is and it holds a special place in my heart. I feel like they could've done a better job clarifying its fake tho, like another similar mockumentary "Dragons a fantasy made real" also very cool.

[@AleckaRogers-fi2ey]

My great grandma said she saw a mermaid in the waters by Poland when they were going from Poland to America she told my grandma it was very ugly a pink tail and black hair this sighting would have been around 1910 ...

[@courtneyh7222]

I doubt mermaids would have any hair being in the water like that.

[@rinkhoek3130]

that's all well and good, but what about the Coelacanth?

[@jannythewonderwomen2215]

What about it? That ugly mug is definitely not a Mermaid

[@darkwolfnova344]

The coelacanth is a recently "rediscovered", in the last 100 years or so, fish. A living fossil originally thought to have been extinct along with the dinosaurs. At the time I first heard about it there were only a few known populations the largest being somewhere off the coast of South Africa, where I believe they were first discovered in the 1930s. Its been decades since I looked into it so places and times could be way off

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What about it?

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[@wildworld6264]

Awesome, thank you!

[@GabrielaMendoza-bu2tk]

I remembered when animal planet released their mermaid documentary i was in highschool and ngl i believed the whole thing until i saw in the credits that it was docufiction i think is how they described it. But it broke my poor young heart that still had hope for mermaids to be real.😂😂

[@FUCKSICKOS66]

same but i think they are real, 95% of the ocean is unexplored, the government j recently said yes ufos are real so it’s likely if they found out mermaids are real they would cover it up, not to mention NASA was originally supposed to be for exploring the ocean but they stopped and went to space, im assuming they found something down there that led them to explore space or something scared them off

[@FUCKSICKOS66]

and on the mermaids part if they have been around since us humans they would know how we are and if they made contact we’d most likely slaughter them or test on them

[@ladybugsarah6671]

I have seen a merman..They are real. On Animal Planet there is only one brief scene when they are in the mini sub. It has a rather haunted face. That is what I saw in the daytime in Florida. I thought someone was dressed up in a haunted sea monster suit. What I saw wasn't a pretty picture. But it was real.

[@Olivia-vq1gh]

My college is near where PT Barnum’s building used to be (its now a Zara store) and it burned down not once but twice. Also across the street is a cemetery where John Wilkes Booth’s father is buried, without a head because he sold it to pay for his bar tab. His skull then got used in theater productions of Hamlet. That area is filled with weird history, I love it

[@jannythewonderwomen2215]

So he walked around headless?! Must have been hard to get around 😉

[@Olivia-vq1gh]

@@jannythewonderwomen2215 haha no I wrote that comment at like 2 am. He made a deal with a guy that he would sell his head after he died to pay off his debts. I learned it when I went on a tour in that area back in October so idk how accurate it is considering it’s very gimmicky, but it’s still really interesting nonetheless

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[@MrINtheROUGH]

Thank you so much. I remember recommending the "merfolks/mermaids" topic in the comments section of one of other videos. Thank you for making this 🙏🏻👏🏻 The Kawaii Point Mermaid seems very convincing. Since you noted via your research that the photos have not been tampered with, the part of the tail just before the tail fluke seems too narrow and skinny to have a pair of legs inside if this were a woman in a tail costume. The tail fluke looks really good too.

[@wildworld6264]

Thank you for the suggestion! I hope you enjoyed the video 😃

[@Beautiful-Gorgeous]

36:12 hit hard! I miss my mom! I didn’t think I’d be crying from a mermaid video while getting ready for work but hey. Good content, and true words hit hard.

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I'm sorry my friend... your pain becomes my pain as I'm crying knowing that you miss your mom.. and I didn't expect too..but for some reason I put myself in your place and felt your pain on the inside. As I'm going to be lonely when my parents are gone. I don't have much time as my father is terminal stage 4.. and things will never be the same for my mom and our family once he's gone.. im going to miss him ...sooo much. And yet I still don't see him as much as I should and I could literally spend every day with him and I still.dont.. and every day that goes by I no is a day I missed again with him and will regret it to no end when he's gone. I know ud give anything to spend a day with your mom and here I have time and I'm wasting it!!! My moms going to be allllll alone. And one day I will too as I have nobody but my girl and my two sons and that's it. I've talked to knowone for 7 years here alone in these mountains I live in. 4 miles from my dad's house.. i deserve what I get. I wish I could change. I wish u still had your mom!!! Sorry buddy. truely. I am

[@Beautiful-Gorgeous]

@@TravisJones1979 this means so much to me. Thank you for your kind words, and your time to write this out. It’s been a year since she passed away in January and I’m still in my 20s and I’ll be starting the next chapter of my life soon. I feel lost, I know that I’m strong but every day I cry for her and think about the times that we had, as well as the arguments that we had, and the things that she would say to me. What hurts the most is I can’t get the time back. I can’t change what’s been done. All I have now is our memories and I cling to them with all my heart. I hope that you take advantage of the time that you have with your parents and cherish them with all your heart, it never gets any easier and never feels any less painful. Everything reminds me of my mom, places we’ve been together moments we’ve shared. You have a family of your own now, and you should be happy, make new memories but spend time with your parents and cherish them as well Time is ticking for us all And you have to enjoy the time that you have 💜

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Lost my mom and grandma a year apart recently so i relate to your pain but we have to make them proud and just hold on to the happy memories we have with them ❤ you will be ok i just turned 30 i lost my mom at 24 yrs old then my grandma at 27 so it takes time but everyday we just have to live for their legacies to be carried out through us over time you'll see it makes u even stronger ❤

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[@wildworld6264]

Thank you very much. I appreciate it.

[@requiscatinpace7392]

Marine mammals have evolved to have adaptations suited to aquatic life all follow a similar pattern. Large bodies, short limbs and thick layers of blubber to keep warm, yet mermaids have stayed slim beautiful with human proportions 🤔.

[@lialovesyah321]

I really love your videos. They are so well researched and feel very cohesive

[@wildworld6264]

Glad you like them!

[@Truthisscarierthanfiction]

When I got into cryptozoology I sort of regarded mermaids as a holdover from ancient myths. I was surprised to find that there are quite a few mermaid/mermen sightings that seem more like unknown species. The Shetlands Island creature, if it wasn't a monkfish misidentfication, seems like it could be a possible new species for example, or the Orang-Ikan like you mentioned. People often see strange things that they'll use strange terms for, even if they're not accurate. As for 10:45, you see this phenomenon a LOT when you look into "Dogmen" reports. Werewolves are really popular in media, so a ton of videos of them get passed around as real.

[@rudyochoao559-79]

You tube Africa mermaid discovered . 9 years ago they found 3 species that never made U. S. news

[@twitteringothers5059]

And the mermaid legend is across different cultures and times. So there could be something to that. The mermaid legend is common also among the Malays of south-east Asia which they called ' duyung / duyong '.

[@fishwizard]

i wonder how many written historical accounts of mermaids were descriptions of known animals that were misconstrued through translation, in the same way that the odyssey called the sea "wine dark" as they did not have a specific word for blue. the remains of cetaceans or other marine mammals may appear mermaid-like if decayed or damaged due to skeletal similarities between us and other mammals. Love the shoutout to mermaids the body found, that documentary scared the shit out of me as a kid and i was fully convinced it was real.

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Really nicely put together. I really enjoyed this and the Meg vids as well. Cant wait to see the next cryptid video.

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[@aerovector7594]

There's a guy on tiktok who filmed his nighttime fishing shifts because of the singing he heard out on the water, and 1 of the videos does really look like he filmed a mermaid, in the end his boss's boat gets visited by some "scientific crew" and his tiktok channel was suspended.

[@animeismidashell]

Yeah and he was bullshitting

[@wendychavez5348]

I was a mermaid in another lifetime, and that's an explanation I came up with at age 13 to explain why I won't eat seafood. See, that lifetime ended when I was eaten by sharks--why would I eat seafood, when I have been seafood?! About the time I settled on that explanation, I started having a recurring dream about being eaten by sharks; interpret that as you wish. All this means that I am not 100% sure whether or not any of it is empirically valid, and until I have actual evidence one way or another, it remains a possibility. Thank you for the video, and for the exceptional documentation where you could provide it.

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[@ruhfuhfuh3032]

Yea the stuff about the Japanese soldiers seeing things: You have to remember what kind of shape the Japanese army was in at that time. The war was really beginning to bite and on certain remote outposts they were becoming increasingly deprived and in many cases were driven to madness. You have those conditions and being stuck on a remote island, possibly completely cut off by this point. They could have seen anything

[@blondbraid7986]

It's said that in the WW1 trenches, many soldiers literally claimed to have seen angels, likely a combination of wishful thinking and shell shock. Also, the Japanese story describes a creature more like a Kappa than a mermaid, so I find it likely that the stress and frustration of being in a dangerous situation far from home could make them make up a weird creature resembling familiar folklore.

[@AN-fg4cd]

Folks have to be insular to think these things don’t exist. We keep finding all types of creatures and animals on this planet. Why wouldn’t the “deep sea” have some as well?

[@AN-fg4cd]

@@blondbraid7986 There are more witnesses besides soldiers. Trust me…it’s real.

[@sharkquark6252]

@@AN-fg4cd because it wouldn’t make any evolutionary sense? If there were mermaids they either have to be apes which evolved to live in the water or they have to be fishes which evolved to look human like. In either case there would be no mixture of scales and normal skin, either full skin and fins like whales or full scales and no skin like a fish. A mixture is evolutionary wise just not possible. And even if and if they developed to be deep sea creatures, we should be able to find link fossils of pre-mermaids living close to shores…

[@connor7396]

I think we all know which documentary has brought us to this point. Not gonna say any names, but I think we all know.

[@jjr2568]

Mockumentary

[@brucegibbins3792]

I'm surprised here that the current President and his political party aren't being suggested as the source of the Mermaid legend. Facts don't matter when the story is good.

[@brucegibbins3792]

For Mermaids to have been around for so long, a thousand years or more, they must have found a way to reproduce themselves or each other.

[@RDMcFunky]

Combine weeks/months of lonely feelings from your average sailor over the centuries and seeing nothing but fish day in and day out. There are going to be a few female faces in the ocean. I served in the Navy and can validate this.

[@shadf7902]

I find this explanation to be child-like in nature

[@tomeeshahaller4226]

I like mermaids. The legends and stories about them are interesting.

[@gogoscorner1111]

New subscriber! I'm a fan of all things mermaid so thank you for this. Some of this is new information for me and that's exciting 😁🤗🥰

[@Juan-ll6sf]

In the 1980's I was almost bit by an old shark that looked like an old piece of wood. It hit my foot twice. And I torpedoed myself to the beach shore. Saving my life was better than any lottery prize. Thanks.

[@KingMoon110]

The real mermaids were the friends we made along the way

[@mental_gaming7963]

Great video, always something I found very interesting. Remember watching that mermaid documentary when I was younger and thought it was real 😂 keep up the good work

[@spencerdavis1572]

Rip Mathew perry. Weird he just died and then Watching this for the first time he’s mentioned

[@user-fp3ri7qo9d]

There’s a video of guys on a boat attaching a GoPro onto a shark and after hours and hours of it swimming it swims underneath a mermaid swimming . It couldn’t have been a human because the shark would have attacked it, but he almost avoided it.

[@justanother9184]

Your diligence got my thumb and sub. good video man. This is why I love independent media

[@brucegibbins3792]

Imagined in the minds of simple ships crews long voyages and months at sea without female company may have contributed to the Mermaid legend.

[@SPFLDAngler]

That and quite a few sea mammals and fish resemble human figures with fish tails when viewed from a distance. You might see a porpoise or dolphin swimming close to the surface but deep enough that it is somewhat blurry and the flippers could be mistaken for outstretched human arms and the top half for a human body. Plus after months at sea with slight dehydration and malnutrition the imagination runs wild.

[@judithmuelas6224]

I love that video!!!! Thank you so much for doing such a great research!!!!

[@wildworld6264]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@idamoody1554]

This was an awesome video thank you

[@raymondjefferson7153]

Seal portion teaches us the fallen Angel women was sent to the ocean which are mermaids

[@Sardarkhan69]

Thankyou for another analytical & well researched video.

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Fantastic video I truly enjoyed it ❤

[@wildworld6264]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you.

[@janeclermon83]

I believe that mermaids exist but I don't believe they look like us at all

[@persephoneperry776]

Exactly that's what I think because I believe that the sea has the same animals that's on land. Like a seal is a dog a crab is a spider and so on

[@liukang85]

you seem open-minded without being gullible, I like it

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[@MsChatstar]

Good research!!! Entertaining Videi

[@wildworld6264]

Thank you!

[@sarahgomez9727]

Enjoyed this video very much as the rest. I never believed in Mermaids much since the early days of this fake documentary when younger until like a couple years afte I found it was fake. I was pretyy upset they would this especially after a real Giant Squid discovery. Still think that the Giant Squid is one of the greatest discoveries ever made since helped identify many other squids on how intelligent they are. Many say squids will also be even a more top animal and even smarter in the future. Have an amazing day anyone reading this.

[@jannythewonderwomen2215]

So you fell for the BS from the Discovery Channel also huh?

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This was an excellent video on sea men. I've always been fascinated by the sea men from my area, and now I'm finding out there's DIFFERENT sea men; from ALL OVER? Please, give me more sea men content.

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Where are you from?

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I enjoyed that compelling video evidence you added at 22:29 😆

[@jasonlowery1369]

Nice video, loved the fact you have really done the research into all the different sightings, not just presented them. The South African/Kenyan mermaid looked to me to have pectoral fins, pelvic fins and gills - which are usually closer to a fishes head than the tail so it looked as if they buried her lower half in the sand and plonked a big fish on top of her covering the mouth with cloth or something. Would you consider Jenny Hanivers as mermaids? Incidentally why do mermaids have scales? No sea mammal has scales. Are they part human, part fish, part pangolin?

[@hoosful]

Pretty entertaining stuff found your channel today. Saw the do great whites fight back the alligator park was verry interesting. You also put alot in your videos ! I subbed also orca’s are my favorite sea animals.

[@paulmcadam6825]

The mermaid on the beach is from a Sri Lanka advertisement on pollution

[@jaimeotero4162]

Mermaids are just people who evolved over thousands and thousands of years that just lived off of the sea

[@Kamzofly2011]

There's a video of one in jamaica, it's very brief, but a lot of us think it could be real based on where it was sighted, as that location has a history of mermaid sightings, plus the current of that part of the river is very strong and a normal person would be swept away by it, cars that fall into that river tend to dissapear only to be found in the harbour downstream. Look up "mermaid in Rio Cobre Jamaica" Hope you can debunk this, or give your opinion on the veracity of that video.

[@HeidiRobinson-ft7vl]

Thank you for this video.

[@TVNostalgia]

OMG, youtube took me to the Bobby's World all over again.🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mika6985]

This video was very entertaining. I loved all the easter eggs. You seem to have good taste in TV :') But I was a bit disappointed in the lack of Shape of Water references during the bathtub part and Lighthouse references. Some questions: Did you read the whole pirate book? Maybe they used different language that you just didn't happen to search? And have any orang ikan been seen in that part of Indonesia since? Or have you seen any other references to it? Seems very interesting.

[@RacistWhiteShark]

They almost had me with the fake photos

[@andrewgoldman1710]

There have been numerous sightings in the tributaries of the Amazon.

[@ezpz4646]

While I agree with everything you say about mermaids. Whether you believe me or not, I saw a ghost once and I've had a few paranormal activities that cannot be explained.

[@paulmcadam6825]

The French divers also refused to reenter the water around the dam in Zimbabwe

[@user-mc2bj5od1h]

I like this video as soon as I heard " this one's for you pop"

[@dianaginn151]

I really like how you investigated these stories. Truth is the best policy

[@daniel-eo3rz]

The documentary "The Body Found" had me a believer

[@argyle1812]

great vid

[@fredhothotfred6288]

awesome content as always

[@wildworld6264]

Appreciate it!

[@CwL-1984]

Awesome 👍👍

[@KLEShore]

Look at your Starbucks cup and the history behind her. She has split lower fins and a fascinating history. It’s worth looking up.

[@reneroldan1086]

I liked it the video because for some reason there's something in that voice that kinda connects with you, first time I see one of his videos and probably continue to see more in the future.. Thanks for sharing😂

[@kelleybutler9203]

Bless your heart ♥️ for going through this mermaid 🧜🏼‍♀️ nonsense. Yes the fork lore has been around the world for eon’s, I also agree it’s fascinating but I also wouldn’t be surprised by some people who believe the obvious fakes. You’re very thoughtful when covering this topic and so kind as well. Your final words were truly great and inspiring. Great Work. Please forgive all grammatical errors because I have MS which causes many side effects like bad eyesight and even cognitive issues when I’m very tired. No pity please I just worried my comments aren’t understandable or coherent anymore. Believe me I’m blessed with my amazing husband of 38 years, our wonderful children plus their spouses and grandchildren. I’m grateful for all the stride’s made by researchers regarding MS treatments and medications, I can still walk with my cane and have a long life expectancy diagnosis. Just 15 years ago I might have already been in a wheelchair with a much shorter life expectancy. So Much Love ♥️ and Blessing’s To You And Yours

[@staceyleigh2017]

The book of Enoch says the women who mated with fallen angels were cursed to be Sirens after the flood of Noah.

[@1_Helluva_Hazbin_Fella]

I just realized this video was released on the same month that the DreamWorks movie Runy Gillman teenage Kraken was released. You know, that movie had a mermaid as a villain

[@Zola_Mseleku]

There's a tv show in my country where they showed how a mermaid skeleton was found on one of the beaches. They even had archeologists fly in from America. After the Americans became involved though it was swept under the rug like nothing happened. They wouldn't even let the archeologists in our country have access ro it.

[@leonardtownpl4081]

I was a sailor on a sub and I never heard of any sailor seeing a mermaid

[@roximusmaximus195]

We are all just living on a spinning globe hurtling through space... I find that crazier than a mermaid.

[@shadf7902]

And we will never leave this spinning globe alive, so I like to learn what's stuck here with us.

[@bathory5026]

I don't know where you been but Earth is flat, buddy

[@johntails5304]

What's the name of the music at the beginning of the video at 0:03

[@Kamzofly2011]

For the one with the child, reddit was saying that it could've been a child that had gotten eaten by a large fish, but the child was too big for it to swallow whole so it basically died tryin to eat him/her. Can't really tell if the child is dead, but one of my nurse friends who i saw this video with, thinks the child is ok, but is having trouble breathing properly because the fish is clamped down on their body. If you watch the original video you hear either the child or the fish making a wheezing sound (i suspect it's the child).

[@cringycam2546]

Damn

[@jp-wc4ce]

Great video, I love your content! My favourite story about mermaids is actually completely true! (bear with me) Three men were diving off the coast of Catalina Island when one of them lost consciousness. As his friends struggled to pull him to shore, calling for help, three mermaids swam over and started doing first aid! They were members of a nearby mermaid school - literally a place where people learn how to be mermaids, with custom tails, shell bras, and of course sea rescue training. With their quick action the diver survived. and idk i just think it's really heartwarming that among all the legends and hoaxes, there's a real story of real heroism, even if the mermaids were fake.

[@mariacoolingwoolrich8993]

Excellent video, really interesting content and great voice

[@dajf95]

i lived many years before learning that the animal planet special was a mockumentary 😭😭😭

[@robertbyars9486]

The photo from Hawaii is a female free diver with a single swim fin on her feet

[@lovepeople777]

the coelacanth GIMMIE DAT VIDEO, I WANNA WATCH IT-

[@vaibhavmk5046]

Great video mate , ur conclusion makes a lot of sense

[@wildworld6264]

Thank you very much

[@stephensullivan1879]

The only documentary I can find that’s legit and worth listening too

[@MissMarjorie]

Thank you VERY much!!!!

[@eveningstarwall7909]

The cave paintings of the mermaids actually is a real thing. I was wondering the same thing the other day whether these images were real, so I did some digging and I discovered that they're in the sand Stone caves in Egypt. However the paintings of mermaids are not the only things on the caves walls, there's actually paintings of humans swimming as well as many images such as giant people and handprints and many other depictions.

[@Zola_Mseleku]

Yep the cave paintings are real. Even in my country South Africa they've found cave paintings of mermaids made by the ancient San and Khoi tribes.

[@kiennguyentrung2953]

I think jeremy wade did do an african fresh water mermaid river monster episode where he has an explaination for them. Worth mentioning ig

[@noddygirl]

A common misconception is that SIRENS are mermaids. They are not. They are described as half woman and half bird. Hence the the song/singing. Look it up.

[@infinixtham1805]

Good Story👍