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The History of Mermaids

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Amanda Penrose

The term "mermaid" has come to refer to both sexes of aqua-inhabitants commonly known as mermaids and mermen. It is thought by some that mermaids have been around longer than people. It is known that land mammals arose from the sea. Mermaids are a CO-evolutionary form, like other animals that have evolved on different continents to fill similar ecological niches, so mermaids evolved to fill a similar niche beneath the seas as is filled by humans on land. There are limited evolutionary relationships between mermaids and humans.

Mermaid artMermaids have been documented all over the world. From Ireland to Italy and Germany to Japan. It has been said that mermaids and mermen do not like humans because of the way our species has little respect for nature. But is has also been said that they can tolerate women more than men. Merpeople are said to live in Oceans, lakes, rivers, and desert oases.

The diet of a mermaids and mermen can be different with each one. Some of them have been known to eat fish, others depending of their system of beliefs, do not. Many of them farm fish like we farm pigs, and cows.

A good singing voice comes from a fortuitous arrangement of the vocal chords, which is inherent in all mermaids' genetic makeup.

Mermaids have certain powers of charm. They can lure a person to them with song.

 

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