Where do mermaids come from? - CuriosaMente 156

There are stories of half human, half fish beings all over the world. Where does this myth come from? Is the existence of mermaids possible?
Script: Tonatiuh Moreno
Illustrations: Sandra Cárdenas
Animation: Alejandra Espinoza, Tonatiuh Moreno
Voice: Javier Lacroix
Music: Miguel Solís, Mary Camarena y Jorge Verdín
FOR RESEARCH:
General information: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirena
Facts and myths about mermaids: www.livescience.com/39882-mer...
About manatees and dugongs: news.nationalgeographic.com/2...
Reasons why mermaids couldn't exist: www.deepseanews.com/2013/10/fi...
Additional music:
Weirder Stuff, Geographer
Mermaid by Kevin MacLeod is authorized by the license of Creative Commons Attribution (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
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Ghost Female Singing, by MadamVicious: freesound.org/people/MadamVic...
Pajarito, son Jarocho byLenguaverde: freesound.org/people/Lenguave...
Ishikari Lore by Kevin MacLeod is authorized by the license of Creative Commons Attribution (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
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Learning is Fun, Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions
Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod is authorized by the license of Creative Commons Attribution (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
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