Mermaids, Real or Fake?
By Hannah Harmes
So whats the big deal?
You might ask this, mermaids have been apart of our lives ever since we were little, but how did we come up with this idea in the firstplace?
History
Stories of mermaids have existed way before we were born ( Castro, 2014). In 1493 Christopher Columbus himself claimed he had spotted a mermaid around Haiti (Castro, 2014). Captain John Smith also claimed that he had seen a mermaid in 1614 by newfoundland, and he fell in love with her (Castro, 2014).
Here are some photos of real sightings.
The United Kingdom, 2003 ("Mermaids...", 2016)
Take a look at the right side of the picture. You may notice a strange white figure. This figure is believed to be a mermaid. This picture features a group of U.K coast guards that were on a mission to find a dummy to train ("Mermaids...", 2016). The figure in the video could have been a seal, but seals do not have prominant skulls, unlike the figure in the video ("Mermaids...', 2016).
("Mermaids...", 2016).
This picture shows a figure that could also possibly be a mermaid. A group of explorers were underwater looking for a mermaid when they encountered a weird sound, and than this weird figure ("Mermaids...", 2016).
Kir Yat Yam, Isreal ("Mermaids...", 2016).
Look closely on the rock, you may see a weird purple figure with a tail. This is also believed to be a mermaid. This photo was taken by a group of people who were just visiting when they saw this weird figure, and they decided to video tape it ("Mermaids...", 2016).
Evidence
Mermaids could very well be real. Some dolphins help humans fish, that could be a skill that they aqquired from other human like creatures ("Mermaids...", 2016). The logbook of Blackbeard describes a mermaid ("Mermaids...", 2016). There have also been five sighting in the susquehanna river, according to a pensylvanian fisherman ("Mermaids...", 2016). So do you think they're real?
Theories
Some people believe that mermaids don't exist at all. Others believe that they could just be exitinct. I agree with the idea that mermaids are real, but they are in hiding. This could very well be possible because they could be just as smart as we are, so they know to stay away from us humans, as we like to stay away from the supernatural.